Greater Dog-like Bat vs

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Sphingobium ummariense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Sphingobium
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Sphingobium ummariense

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like 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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium ummariense is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described from Ummari, India, reflecting its geographic isolation locality. It inhabits tropical soils of South Asia. This chemoheterotrophic rod degrades aromatic compounds and other organic substrates in warm terrestrial environments.