Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Red melastome

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Melastoma
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Red melastome
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.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.