Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs Yabby

Cynomops abrasus compared with Cherax destructor

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while Yabby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Yabby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Molossidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Cynomops	Cherax
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Cherax destructor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Yabby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Yabby
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.

Yabby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 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 (South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Mexico). 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.