Gray-rumped Swift vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Chaetura cinereiventris compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-rumped Swift	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apodidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Chaetura	Peropteryx
Species	Chaetura cinereiventris	Peropteryx macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-rumped Swift and Lesser Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-rumped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-rumped Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Gray-rumped Swift

Gray-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela