Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Light Red Meranti

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Shorea
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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