Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Northern Button

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Acleris lipsiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Northern Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Emballonuridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Acleris
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Acleris lipsiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Northern Button
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.

Northern Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.