Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Wormseed

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Peropteryx	Dysphania
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).