Chinaroot vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Smilax china compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Smilacaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Smilax	Cynomops
Species	Smilax china	Cynomops greenhalli

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.