Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Oily Pectis

Molossops temminckii compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Molossops	Pectis
Species	Molossops temminckii	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Oily Pectis
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.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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