Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Gunpowder tree

Molossops temminckii compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Molossidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Molossops	Melochia
Species	Molossops temminckii	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Gunpowder tree
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.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.