Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Wild Pimento

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Pimenta
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Wild Pimento
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.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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