Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Peropteryx
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Peropteryx macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Lesser Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (चमगादड़)

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lesser Dog-like 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