Lesser Dog-like Bat vs plicate sweet-grass

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Glyceria notata

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while plicate sweet-grass is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	plicate sweet-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Peropteryx	Glyceria
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Glyceria notata

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

plicate sweet-grass

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	plicate sweet-grass
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.

plicate sweet-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia