chainfruit vs Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Molossops temminckii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apocynaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Alyxia	Molossops
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Molossops temminckii

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.