Greater Dog-like Bat vs Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Peropteryx kappleri compared with Rhinolophus osgoodi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater Dog-like Bat Osgood's Horseshoe 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 Emballonuridae Rhinolophidae
Genus Peropteryx Rhinolophus
Species Peropteryx kappleri Rhinolophus osgoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Dog-like Bat and Osgood's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Greater Dog-like Bat Osgood's Horseshoe 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.

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Dog-like Bat

No description available.

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

No description available.

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