Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Moon Trefoil

Molossops temminckii compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Molossops	Medicago
Species	Molossops temminckii	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Moon Trefoil
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.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).