Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs ground-pine

Molossops temminckii compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Molossops	Ajuga
Species	Molossops temminckii	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	ground-pine
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-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).