Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Spanish elm

Molossops temminckii compared with Cordia alliodora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Molossidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Molossops	Cordia
Species	Molossops temminckii	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Spanish elm
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.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela