Peterson's free-tailed bat
| Peterson's free-tailed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Mops |
| Species: | M. petersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Mops petersoni (El Rayah, 1981) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Tadarida petersoni | |
The Peterson's free-tailed bat (Mops petersoni)[1] 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 forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ 2012.2 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 October 2012.
Sources
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W., Cotterill, F.W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Mops petersoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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