Lesser Dog-like Bat vs southern elder

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Sambucus
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.