Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Guará

Molossops temminckii compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Molossidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Molossops	Chrysocyon
Species	Molossops temminckii	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Guará
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.

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.