Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs joint-vetch

Molossops temminckii compared with Aeschynomene americana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	joint-vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Molossops	Aeschynomene
Species	Molossops temminckii	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	joint-vetch
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.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).