Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Leste Élancé

Molossops temminckii compared with Lestes rectangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Leste Élancé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Molossidae	Lestidae
Genus	Molossops	Lestes
Species	Molossops temminckii	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Leste Élancé share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Leste Élancé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Leste Élancé
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.

Leste Élancé

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.