Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Vavilov's Centaury

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Centaurea vavilovii

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Vavilov's Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Vavilov's Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Emballonuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Peropteryx	Centaurea
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Centaurea vavilovii

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Vavilov's Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Vavilov's Centaury
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.

Vavilov's Centaury

Habitat

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