Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Spathulate Botrychium

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Botrychium
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.