Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat vs Madagascan fruit bat

Cynomops greenhalli compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Madagascan fruit bat
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	Eidolon
Species	Cynomops greenhalli	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Madagascan fruit bat
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.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.