Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Spitting Spider

Molossops temminckii compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Molossidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Molossops	Scytodes
Species	Molossops temminckii	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Spitting Spider
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.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).