Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Four-barred Major

Molossops temminckii compared with Oxycera rara

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Four-barred Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Molossops	Oxycera
Species	Molossops temminckii	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Four-barred Major
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.

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.