Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Jamaican fruit bat

Molossops temminckii compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Molossops	Artibeus
Species	Molossops temminckii	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Jamaican fruit bat
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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia