Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Silver wattle

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Silver wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Silver wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Acacia
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Acacia retinodes

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Silver wattle
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.

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador