Lesser dog-like bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser dog-like bat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Peropteryx macrotis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Emballonuridae

Where does the lesser dog-like bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser dog-like bat in 4 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Melgaço.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lesser dog-like bat endangered?

The lesser dog-like bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lesser dog-like bat?

The lesser dog-like bat (Peropteryx macrotis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Emballonuridae, genus Peropteryx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser dog-like bat

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser dog-like bat (revision 1314917149), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q338980 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).