Lesser Dog-like Bat vs marsh dock

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Rumex palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	marsh dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Rumex
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	marsh dock
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.

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).