Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Slender centaury

Molossops temminckii compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Slender centaury is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Slender centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Molossidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Molossops	Centaurium
Species	Molossops temminckii	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Slender centaury
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.

Slender centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, and United States.