Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Lined lantern shark

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Etmopterus bullisi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Lined lantern shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Emballonuridae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Peropteryx	Etmopterus
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Etmopterus bullisi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Lined lantern shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lined lantern shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Lined lantern shark
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.

Lined lantern shark