Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Northern Emerald

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Emballonuridae	Corduliidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Somatochlora
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Northern Emerald
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 Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.