Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs elongated sedge

Molossops temminckii compared with Carex elongata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	elongated sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Molossops	Carex
Species	Molossops temminckii	Carex elongata

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

elongated sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	elongated sedge
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.

elongated sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

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