Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs Nutmeg

Cynomops abrasus compared with Myristica fragrans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat Nutmeg
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family Molossidae Myristicaceae
Genus Cynomops Myristica
Species Cynomops abrasus Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), 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.

Nutmeg

No description available.

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