Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Peruvian primrose-willow

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Ludwigia peruviana

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Peruvian primrose-willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Peruvian primrose-willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Onagraceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Ludwigia
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Ludwigia peruviana

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Peruvian primrose-willow
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.

Peruvian primrose-willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia