Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Fruit Fly

Molossops temminckii compared with Urophora cardui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Molossops	Urophora
Species	Molossops temminckii	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Fruit Fly
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.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.