| Roberts's flat-headed bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Sauromys Peterson, 1965 |
| Species: | S. petrophilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sauromys petrophilus (Roberts, 1917)
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| Synonyms | |
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Mormopterus petrophilus (Roberts, 1917) | |
Roberts's flat-headed bat (Sauromys petrophilus) is a species of free-tailed bat native to southern Africa. It is the only species in the genus Sauromys. The scientific name translates as "rock loving lizard-mouse",[2] while the common name honours Austin Roberts, who first described the species.
- ^ Monadjem, A.; Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Bergmans, W.; Griffin, M. (2017). "Sauromys petrophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44693A22074483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44693A22074483.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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