Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Mexican pistachio

Molossops temminckii compared with Pistacia mexicana

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Mexican pistachio is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Mexican pistachio
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Molossidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Molossops	Pistacia
Species	Molossops temminckii	Pistacia mexicana

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican pistachio

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Mexican pistachio
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.

Mexican pistachio

Habitat

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