Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Cynomops abrasus compared with Lonchorhina orinocensis

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cynomops	Lonchorhina
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Lonchorhina orinocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat and Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
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.

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela