vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Baeomyces	Peropteryx
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia