Greater Dog-like Bat vs Japanese Water Shrew

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Emballonuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Chimarrogale
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Dog-like Bat and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.