Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs pine aphid

Molossops temminckii compared with Cinara pineum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while pine aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	pine aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Molossidae	Aphididae
Genus	Molossops	Cinara
Species	Molossops temminckii	Cinara pineum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

pine aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	pine aphid
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.

pine aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).