Coyote gourd vs Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Cucurbita cordata compared with Molossops temminckii

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Molossops
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Molossops temminckii

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

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.