Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Little Fruit-eating Bat

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Artibeus ravus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Little Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Artibeus
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Artibeus ravus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Little Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Little Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Little Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador