Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs sugar sumac

Molossops temminckii compared with Rhus ovata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	sugar sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Molossidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Molossops	Rhus
Species	Molossops temminckii	Rhus ovata

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

sugar sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	sugar sumac
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.

sugar sumac

Habitat

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