Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Oakes' Pondweed

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Potamogeton oakesianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Oakes' Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Potamogeton
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Potamogeton oakesianus

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oakes' Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Oakes' Pondweed
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.

Oakes' Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.