Kola nut vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Cola nitida compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kola nut	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cola	Peropteryx
Species	Cola nitida	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

Kola nut

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kola nut	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kola nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Guinea, India, and Seychelles.

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.