Lesser Dog-like Bat vs spotted fritillary

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Melitaea didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Emballonuridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Peropteryx	Melitaea
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	spotted fritillary
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.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).