Lesser Dog-like Bat vs White Star Apple

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Gambeya
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	White Star Apple
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.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.