Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Mealy Tooth

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Hydnellum
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Mealy Tooth
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.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.