Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Narrow-leaved Arrowhead

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Sagittaria subulata

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Narrow-leaved Arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Narrow-leaved Arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Alismataceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Sagittaria
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Sagittaria subulata

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-leaved Arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Narrow-leaved Arrowhead
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.

Narrow-leaved Arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia