Roberts's Flat-headed Bat

Roberts's Flat-headed Bat
Roberts's Flat-headed Bat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Subfamily: Molossinae
Genus: Sauromys
Species: S. petrophilus
Binomial name
Sauromys petrophilus
(Roberts, 1917)
Synonyms

Mormopterus petrophilus (Roberts, 1917)

The Roberts's Flat-headed Bat (Sauromys petrophilus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and a small part of western Mozambique. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is the only species in the genus Sauromys.

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