Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Forest Ironplum

Molossops temminckii compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Molossidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Molossops	Drypetes
Species	Molossops temminckii	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Forest Ironplum
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.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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