Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat vs Hourglass Dolphin

Cynomops greenhalli compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Molossidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cynomops	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Cynomops greenhalli	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat and Hourglass Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.