Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs North American porcupine

Molossops temminckii compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Molossidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Molossops	Erethizon
Species	Molossops temminckii	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.