Giant arrowhead vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Sagittaria montevidensis compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Key Differences

• Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant arrowhead	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Alismataceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Sagittaria	Peropteryx
Species	Sagittaria montevidensis	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.