Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs False Puffball

Cynomops abrasus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Molossidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Cynomops	Reticularia
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

The Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat (Cynomops abrasus) is a species in the genus Cynomops. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.