Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Southern dwarf iris

Molossops temminckii compared with Iris pseudopumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Southern dwarf iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Molossidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Molossops	Iris
Species	Molossops temminckii	Iris pseudopumila

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Southern dwarf iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Southern dwarf iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Southern dwarf iris
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.

Southern dwarf iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.