Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Cynomops abrasus compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Molossidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Cynomops	Rhynchocyon
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.