False Dotted Border vs Lesser Bulldog Bat

Belenois thysa compared with Noctilio albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Lesser Bulldog Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pieridae	Noctilionidae
Genus	Belenois	Noctilio
Species	Belenois thysa	Noctilio albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Lesser Bulldog Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Bulldog Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Lesser Bulldog Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Lesser Bulldog Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.