Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Malabar nut

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Justicia adhatoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Justicia
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Malabar nut
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.

Malabar nut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).