Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Tome's spiny rat

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Emballonuridae	Echimyidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Proechimys
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Tome's spiny rat
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.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador