Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat vs Periwinkle Rust

Cynomops greenhalli compared with Puccinia vincae

Key Differences

• Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Periwinkle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Periwinkle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Molossidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Cynomops	Puccinia
Species	Cynomops greenhalli	Puccinia vincae

Conservation Status

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Periwinkle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Periwinkle Rust
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.

Periwinkle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).