Greater Dog-like Bat vs Wire With

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Desmodium
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Wire With
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.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia