Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs ground cholla

Molossops temminckii compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	ground cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Molossops	Cylindropuntia
Species	Molossops temminckii	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	ground cholla
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.

ground cholla

Habitat

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