Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs toothcup

Molossops temminckii compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Molossidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Molossops	Ammannia
Species	Molossops temminckii	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador