Leafless Ballart vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Exocarpos aphyllus compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leafless Ballart	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Santalaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Exocarpos	Peropteryx
Species	Exocarpos aphyllus	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leafless Ballart	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.