Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Thicket Bean

Molossops temminckii compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Thicket Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Molossops temminckii	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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