Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Mexican cottontail

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Emballonuridae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Peropteryx	Sylvilagus
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.