| Roberts's Flat-headed Bat | |
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| 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) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Mormopterus petrophilus (Roberts, 1917) |
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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.