Lesser Dog-like Bat vs wall scalewort

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Porellaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Porella
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).