Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Spreading amaranth

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Spreading 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 crassipes

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Spreading 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.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia