Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Pole butterflybush

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Buddleja officinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Pole butterflybush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Buddleja
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Buddleja officinalis

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pole butterflybush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Pole butterflybush
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.

Pole butterflybush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.