Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Long Tom Widow

Molossops temminckii compared with Dingana angusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Long Tom Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Molossops	Dingana
Species	Molossops temminckii	Dingana angusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Long Tom Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long Tom Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Long Tom Widow
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.

Long Tom Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.