Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Slender amaranth

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Amaranthus viridis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Slender amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Amaranthus
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Amaranthus viridis

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Slender amaranth
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.

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela