Greater Dog-like Bat vs Red Balau

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Greater Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Shorea
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.