Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Elephant Apple

Molossops temminckii compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Molossidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Molossops	Dillenia
Species	Molossops temminckii	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia