Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs Grey-spotted Dwarf

Cynomops abrasus compared with Elachista cinereopunctella

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while Grey-spotted Dwarf is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Grey-spotted Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Cynomops	Elachista
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Elachista cinereopunctella

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat and Grey-spotted Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Grey-spotted Dwarf

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Grey-spotted Dwarf
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.

Grey-spotted Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.