Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Waterbush

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Myoporum montanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Myoporum
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Waterbush
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.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.