Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Molossops temminckii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Molossops
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Molossops temminckii

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Dwarf Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.