Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs marsh dock

Molossops temminckii compared with Rumex palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	marsh dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Molossops	Rumex
Species	Molossops temminckii	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	marsh dock
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.

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).