Peters's flat-headed bat

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]

Peters's flat-headed bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 setiger Peters, 1878

References

1. 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

Further reading

• Simmons, N. B. Order Chiroptera. In: Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (Eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3. ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. v. 1, p. 312-529.