Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Orange-palped Clusterfly

Molossops temminckii compared with Pollenia viatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Orange-palped Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Molossops	Pollenia
Species	Molossops temminckii	Pollenia viatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Orange-palped Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orange-palped Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Orange-palped Clusterfly
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.

Orange-palped Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.