Greater Dog-like Bat vs Ripgut Brome

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Bromus rigidus

Key Differences

• Greater Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Ripgut Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Ripgut Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Peropteryx	Bromus
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Bromus rigidus

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ripgut Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Ripgut Brome
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.

Ripgut Brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, South Africa), Asia (Japan, South Korea, Thailand), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).