Lesser Dog-like Bat vs New Guinean Quoll

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Peropteryx	Dasyurus
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.