Lesser Dog-like Bat vs true senna

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	true senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Senna
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	true senna
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.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador