Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat vs Mountain Water Rat

Cynomops greenhalli compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Molossidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cynomops	Baiyankamys
Species	Cynomops greenhalli	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.