Sauromys petrophilus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Sauromys
Species: Sauromys petrophilus
Subspecies: S. p. erongensis – S. p. fitzsimonsi – S. p. haagneri – S. p. petrophilus – S. p. umbratus

Name

Sauromys petrophilus (Roberts, 1917)

Type locality: South Africa, Northwest Province, near Rustenburg, Bleskap.

References

• Roberts, 1917. Annales of Transvaal Museum, 6: 4.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Sauromys petrophilus  (Least Concern)
• Sauromys petrophilus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. [in error]

Distribution

• South Africa
• Namibia
• Botswana
• Zimbabwe
• Mozambique
• Ghana (?)

Vernacular names

English: Roberts's Flat-headed Bat.