Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Jackswitch

Molossops temminckii compared with Corchorus hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Jackswitch
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	Corchorus
Species	Molossops temminckii	Corchorus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jackswitch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Jackswitch
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.

Jackswitch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.