Greater Dog-like Bat vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Artibeus
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Artibeus hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Dog-like Bat and Hairy Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.