The flight of the "Macrotus" is remarkable chiefly for its extreme maneuverability. The flight of the "Macrotus" Is remarkable chiefly for its extreme maneuverability. By 1875, it was published under its current name combination, "Histiotus macrotus". Poeppig placed it in the genus "Nycticeius", with a binomial of "N. macrotus". The California leaf-nosed bat ("Macrotus californicus") is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. Macrotus is a genus of bats in the Neotropical family Phyllostomidae. Macrotus has been mainly studied in the field in the Riverside Mountains of California.