Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Tome's spiny rat

Molossops temminckii compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Molossidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Molossops	Proechimys
Species	Molossops temminckii	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Tome's spiny rat
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.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador