Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs mountain paca

Cynomops abrasus compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	mountain paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Molossidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Cynomops	Cuniculus
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat and mountain paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	mountain paca
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.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela