Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Starry Pipewort

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Emballonuridae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Eriocaulon
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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