Dwarf dog-faced bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dwarf dog-faced bat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Molossops temminckii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the dwarf dog-faced bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dwarf dog-faced bat in 4 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Capão do Leão.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the dwarf dog-faced bat endangered?

The dwarf dog-faced bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dwarf dog-faced bat?

The dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Molossops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dwarf dog-faced bat

The dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii) is a species of free-tailed bat from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay, typically at lower elevations. It is one of two species in the genus Molossops, the other being the rufous dog-faced bat (M. neglectus). Three subspecies are often recognized, though mammalogist Judith Eger considers it monotypic with no subspecies. It is a small free-tailed bat, with a forearm length of 28.9–32.5 mm (1.14–1.28 in) and a weight of 5–8 g (0.18–0.28 oz); males are larger than females. It is brown, with paler belly fur and darker back fur. Its wings are unusual for a free-tailed bat, with exceptionally broad wingtips. Additionally, it has low wing loading, meaning that it has a large wing surface area relative to its body weight. Therefore, it flies more similarly to a vesper bat than to other species in its own family. As it forages at night for its insect prey, including moths, beetles, and others, it uses two kinds of frequency-modulated echolocation calls: one type is to navigate in open areas and to search for prey, while the other type is used for navigating in cluttered areas or while approaching a prey item.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dwarf dog-faced bat (revision 1314270313), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831509 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).