Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Natal plum

Molossops temminckii compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Molossidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Molossops	Carissa
Species	Molossops temminckii	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Natal plum
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.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).