Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs purging croton

Molossops temminckii compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Molossidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Molossops	Croton
Species	Molossops temminckii	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	purging croton
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.

purging croton

Habitat

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