Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Himalayan Maple

Molossops temminckii compared with Acer oblongum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Himalayan Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Molossidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Molossops	Acer
Species	Molossops temminckii	Acer oblongum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Himalayan Maple
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.

Himalayan Maple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Afghanistan, Algeria, and Tanzania.