Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Cynomops greenhalli compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Moluccan 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 chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Moluccan 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.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.