Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Snake cholla

Molossops temminckii compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Molossops	Cylindropuntia
Species	Molossops temminckii	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Snake cholla
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.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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