Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs Thyme Plume

Cynomops abrasus compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Cynomops	Merrifieldia
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). 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.