| Lesser dog-like bat | |
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| A 1774 sketch of the species by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Peropteryx |
| Species: | P. macrotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Peropteryx macrotis Wagner, 1843
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| 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.[2]
- ^ Barquez, R.; Lim, B.; Rodriguez, B.; Miller, B.; Diaz, M. (2015). "Peropteryx macrotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16709A22101100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16709A22101100.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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