Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Pitaya

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Echinocereus enneacanthus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Pitaya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cactaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Echinocereus
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Echinocereus enneacanthus

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pitaya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Pitaya
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.

Pitaya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.