Greater Dog-like Bat vs North American Badger

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Emballonuridae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Peropteryx	Taxidea
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Dog-like Bat and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.