Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Water Chickweed

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Stellaria
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Water Chickweed
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.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.