Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Minute bladder bug

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Loricula pselaphiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Minute bladder bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Microphysidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Loricula
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Loricula pselaphiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Minute bladder bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Minute bladder bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Minute bladder bug
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.

Minute bladder bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.