Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Foxtail flatsedge

Molossops temminckii compared with Cyperus alopecuroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Foxtail flatsedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Molossops temminckii	Cyperus alopecuroides

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Foxtail flatsedge
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.

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.