Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs Soft Puffball

Cynomops abrasus compared with Lycoperdon molle

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while Soft Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Cynomops	Lycoperdon
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Soft Puffball
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.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.