Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs House Crow

Molossops temminckii compared with Corvus splendens

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while House Crow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	House Crow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Molossidae	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Molossops	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Molossops temminckii	Corvus splendens

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and House Crow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

House Crow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	House Crow
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.

House Crow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (10 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

House Crow

House Crow (Corvus splendens) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.