Greater Dog-like Bat vs Touch-me-not

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Melianthus
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.