Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Cynomops greenhalli compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cynomops	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cynomops greenhalli	Pteropus ualanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat and Kosrae Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Kosrae Flying Fox
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.

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.