Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Malayan civet

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Emballonuridae	Viverridae
Genus	Peropteryx	Viverra
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.