Carolina Ash vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Fraxinus caroliniana compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carolina Ash	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oleaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Fraxinus	Peropteryx
Species	Fraxinus caroliniana	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

Carolina Ash

EN — Endangered

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carolina Ash

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.

Carolina Ash

The Carolina Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.