Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Lonchorhina orinocensis

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Lonchorhina
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Lonchorhina orinocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed 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.

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela