Lesser Dog-like Bat vs star-thistle

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Emballonuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Peropteryx	Centaurea
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	star-thistle
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.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).