Greater Dog-like Bat vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Dog-like Bat	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Emballonuridae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Peropteryx	Saccopteryx
Species	Peropteryx kappleri	Saccopteryx bilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Dog-like Bat and Greater Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Emballonuridae.

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Dog-like Bat	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela