Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Mexican Dock

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Rumex triangulivalvis

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Mexican Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Mexican 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 triangulivalvis

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Mexican 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.

Mexican Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).