Greater Dog-like Bat vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Lesser Ghost 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 same	Emballonuridae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Peropteryx	Diclidurus
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Dog-like Bat and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Emballonuridae.

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Lesser Ghost 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.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela