Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Red Alder

Molossops temminckii compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Molossidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Molossops	Alnus
Species	Molossops temminckii	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Red Alder
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.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).