Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Panicled Spot Flower

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Acmella paniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Panicled Spot Flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Emballonuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Peropteryx	Acmella
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Acmella paniculata

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Panicled Spot Flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Panicled Spot Flower
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.

Panicled Spot Flower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador