Lesser Dog-like Bat vs toothcup

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Lythraceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Ammannia
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador