African Ebony vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Diospyros kamerunensis compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ebony	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ebenaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Diospyros	Peropteryx
Species	Diospyros kamerunensis	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

African Ebony

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ebony	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ebony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

African Ebony

The African Ebony (Diospyros kamerunensis) is a species in the genus Diospyros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.