Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Painted Suillus

Molossops temminckii compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Molossidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Molossops	Suillus
Species	Molossops temminckii	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.