Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Murex

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Murex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Medicago
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Murex
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.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).