Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Polynesian rat

Molossops temminckii compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Molossidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Molossops	Rattus
Species	Molossops temminckii	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Polynesian rat
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.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).