Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs false pepperwort

Molossops temminckii compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Molossidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Molossops	Marsilea
Species	Molossops temminckii	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.