Lesser Dog-like Bat vs pill sedge

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Carex pilulifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	pill sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Carex
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Carex pilulifera

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

pill sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	pill sedge
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.

pill sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).