Peterson's free-tailed bat
Peterson's free-tailed bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Molossidae |
Genus: | Mops |
Species: | M. petersoni
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Binomial name | |
Mops petersoni El Rayah, 1981
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Synonyms | |
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Peterson's free-tailed bat (Mops petersoni) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon and Ghana, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M.; Bergmans, W.; Fahr, J.; Cotterill, F.P.D. (2010). "Mops petersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T13846A4358082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T13846A4358082.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Mops (bat)
- Bats of Africa
- Mammals described in 1981
- Molossidae stubs