Greater Dog-like Bat vs Ground bug

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Nysius atlantidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Ground bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Nysius
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Nysius atlantidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Dog-like Bat and Ground bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ground bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Ground bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ground bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.