Peters's flat-headed bat

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Peters's flat-headed bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Platymops
Thomas, 1906
Species:
P. setiger
Binomial name
Platymops setiger
(Peters, 1878)
Synonyms

Mormopterus setigerPeters, 1878

Peters's flat-headed bat (Platymops setiger) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae and the monotypic genus Platymops. [2] It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J.; Bergmans, W.; Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M.; Cotterill, F.P.D. (2017). "Platymops setiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T44692A22074935. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44692A22074935.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Animaldiversity.umich.edu

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