Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Tomentose Licaria

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Licaria tomentosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Tomentose Licaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Licaria
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Licaria tomentosa

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tomentose Licaria

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Tomentose Licaria
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.

Tomentose Licaria

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela