Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Yellow-billed Tern

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Sternula superciliaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Yellow-billed Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Emballonuridae	Laridae
Genus	Peropteryx	Sternula
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Sternula superciliaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Yellow-billed Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Yellow-billed Tern
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.

Yellow-billed Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela