Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs

Molossops temminckii compared with Sphingomonas flava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Molossidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Molossops	Sphingomonas
Species	Molossops temminckii	Sphingomonas flava

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingomonas flava is a yellow-pigmented, gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae. It inhabits soil and freshwater environments and, like other members of the genus, possesses sphingolipids in its outer membrane that distinguish it from most other gram-negative bacteria. Its conservation status is not evaluated.