Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs sand muhly

Molossops temminckii compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Molossops	Muhlenbergia
Species	Molossops temminckii	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	sand muhly
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.

sand muhly

Habitat

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