The lesser dog-like bat (Peropteryx macrotis), also known as Peters' sac-winged bat, is a small bat of the family Emballonuridae found in Central and South America. It was first described in 1826 and renamed in 1843 because the original name was already in use for another species; the Mammal Diversity Database credits J. A. Wagner, 1843, and gives its type locality as Cuiabá in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The head and body measure about 6 cm, the tail about 1.4 cm, and adults weigh only about 4 g, females being larger than males. It is the smallest of the dog-like bats and shares their long hairless snout, but has an outward-opening glandular sac on the wing membrane in front of the arms. It is most often found in tropical deciduous forest below 1,000 m, and is recorded in evergreen forest, semi-arid scrub and, in Mexico, grassland and urban and agricultural areas. It feeds mainly on small beetles and flies, roosts by day in caves and also in culverts, ruins and church roofs, and lives in small colonies of fewer than 15 bats, often with a single male. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern, with large, widespread and stable populations.
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Animal Diversity WebFood Habits
Lesser dog-like bats are insectivorous.
Habitat Regions
terrestrial
Key Behaviors
nocturnal
Conservation Status, CITES
CITES No special status
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Humans benefit from lesser dog-like bats because they eat large quantities of insects, including agricultural pests and vectors of disease.
Conservation Status
Populations are large, wide-spread, and stable.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat
is generally found in tropical deciduous forest, below 1000 meters.
In Biome: Grassland, Habitat, grasslands
They have been recorded in grasslands and urban and agricultural areas in Mexico.
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Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
IUCN Red List status Least Concern
Species status
Species status Living
Child Taxon Of: Emballonuridae, Taxonomy
Family: Emballonuridae
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also known as Peters' sac-winged bat, is a species of bat from South and Central America.
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