Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs willow-weed

Molossops temminckii compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Molossops	Persicaria
Species	Molossops temminckii	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	willow-weed
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.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.