Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs king protea

Molossops temminckii compared with Protea cynaroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	king protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Molossidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Molossops	Protea
Species	Molossops temminckii	Protea cynaroides

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

king protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	king protea
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.

king protea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.