Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Grassland Dandelion

Molossops temminckii compared with Taraxacum dilatatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Grassland Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Molossops	Taraxacum
Species	Molossops temminckii	Taraxacum dilatatum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grassland Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Grassland Dandelion
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.

Grassland Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.