Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Gut Weed

Molossops temminckii compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Molossidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Molossops	Ulva
Species	Molossops temminckii	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).