Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Leafless Ballart

Molossops temminckii compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Molossidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Molossops	Exocarpos
Species	Molossops temminckii	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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