---
title: "Greater Dog-like Bat"
description: "Peropteryx kappleri — Mamíferos. The greater dog-like bat (Peropteryx kappleri) is a bat species found from southern Mexico through Brazil and Peru."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/greater-dog-like-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Dog-like Bat

> Peropteryx kappleri — Mamíferos. The greater dog-like bat (Peropteryx kappleri) is a bat species found from southern Mexico through Brazil and Peru.

- Scientific name: *Peropteryx kappleri*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 62
- Wikidata: [Q1833599](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1833599)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41349](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41349)

## Names

- en: Greater Dog-like Bat
- de: Große Hundskopffledermaus
- es: Murciélago perro mayor
- fr: Grand Péroptère

## Countries with the most observations

BR (15), CR (4), MX (4)

## Summary

The greater dog-like bat (Peropteryx kappleri) is a bat species found from southern Mexico through Brazil and Peru.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_dog-like_bat

## Photo

![Greater Dog-like Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-dog-like-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152511186

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-dog-like-bat?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).