Greater Dog-like Bat vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Merida Small-eared 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	Cryptotis
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Merida Small-eared 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.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela