Lesser dog-like bat
| Lesser dog-like bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Peropteryx |
| Species: | P. macrotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Peropteryx macrotis Wagner, 1843 | |
| Lesser dog-like bat range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vespertilio caninus Wied-Neuwied, 1826 | |
The lesser dog-like bat (Peropteryx macrotis), also known as Peters' sac-winged bat, is a species of bat from South and Central America. First described in 1826, it was renamed in 1843 because the original scientific name was already in use for another species.