Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Serpentine Sunflower

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Serpentine Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Emballonuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Peropteryx	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Serpentine Sunflower
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.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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