Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Silverfish

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Emballonuridae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Ctenolepisma
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).