Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Rufous Dog-faced Bat

Artibeus gnomus compared with Molossops neglectus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Rufous Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Rufous Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Artibeus	Molossops
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Molossops neglectus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rufous Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Rufous Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela