Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Streamside Swordfern

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Nephrolepis
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia