Peropteryx (Peropteryx) macrotis (Wagner 1843)

[Emballonura] macrotis Wagner 1843, Arch. Naturgesch., ser. 9, 1: 367.

Type Locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso.

Vernacular Names: Lesser Dog-like Bat.

Synonyms: Peropteryx (Peropteryx) brunnea Gervais 1855; Peropteryx (Peropteryx) caninus Schinz 1821 .

Distribution: Guerrero and Yucatán (Mexico) to Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and S and E Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Peropteryx . Does not include trinitatis; see Brosset and Charles-Dominique (1990) and Simmons and Voss (1998). Does not include phaea; see Genoways et al. (1998). This complex may include more than one species; see Reid et al. (2000). See Yee (2000), but note that they included trinitatis and phaea in this species.