Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Old Man'S Beard

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Tillandsia usneoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Old Man'S Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Tillandsia
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Tillandsia usneoides

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Old Man'S Beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Old Man'S Beard
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.

Old Man'S Beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia