Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Poison Sumac

Molossops temminckii compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Molossidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Molossops	Toxicodendron
Species	Molossops temminckii	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Poison Sumac
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.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.