Lesser Dog-like Bat vs purging croton

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Croton
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	purging croton
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.

purging croton

Habitat

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