Cape Teak vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Strychnos decussata compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Teak	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Loganiaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Strychnos	Peropteryx
Species	Strychnos decussata	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

Cape Teak

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Teak

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.

Cape Teak

The Cape Teak (Strychnos decussata) is a species in the genus Strychnos. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.