Lesser Dog-like Bat vs serpent cactus

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Peniocereus serpentinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	serpent cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cactaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Peniocereus
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Peniocereus serpentinus

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

serpent cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	serpent cactus
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.

serpent cactus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, and Zambia.