Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs pygmy arrowhead

Molossops temminckii compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Molossidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Molossops	Sagittaria
Species	Molossops temminckii	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	pygmy arrowhead
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.

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.