Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Prickly Heath

Molossops temminckii compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Molossops	Gaultheria
Species	Molossops temminckii	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.