Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Starfruit

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Alismataceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Damasonium
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.