Lesser Dog-like Bat vs long yam

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Dioscorea
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.