Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs umkokolo

Molossops temminckii compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Molossidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Molossops	Dovyalis
Species	Molossops temminckii	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	umkokolo
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.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).