Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Spanish Gorse

Molossops temminckii compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Molossops	Genista
Species	Molossops temminckii	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Spanish Gorse
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 Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.