 While it is the smallest of the dog-like bats, it shares with them the long, hairless, snout that is the source of their common name.Apart from the smaller size, it can also be distinguished from its close relatives by possessing an outward-opening glandular sac on the part of the wing membrane forward of the arms.Lesser dog-like bats are found in the south from eastern Veracruz and Oaxaca in Mexico, throughout Central America.