Lesser Dog-like Bat vs River False Buttonweed

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Spermacoce
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	River False Buttonweed
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.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia