Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Cynomops abrasus compared with Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while Red-legged Sun Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cynomops	Heliosciurus
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat and Red-legged Sun Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
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.

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.