Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Hortle's whipray

Molossops temminckii compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Molossops	Pateobatis
Species	Molossops temminckii	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Hortle's whipray
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.

Hortle's whipray