Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Prickly Coontail

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Ceratophyllum
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.