Buff Dwarf vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Elachista subalbidella compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Dwarf	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elachistidae	Molossidae
Genus	Elachista	Cynomops
Species	Elachista subalbidella	Cynomops greenhalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Dwarf and Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Dwarf	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Buff Dwarf

The Buff Dwarf (Elachista subalbidella) is a species in the genus Elachista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.