Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs mountain thistle

Molossops temminckii compared with Acanthus montanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Molossops	Acanthus
Species	Molossops temminckii	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	mountain thistle
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.

mountain thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.