Meloncillo vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Herpestes ichneumon compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meloncillo	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Herpestidae	Molossidae
Genus	Herpestes	Cynomops
Species	Herpestes ichneumon	Cynomops greenhalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Meloncillo and Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Meloncillo

LC — Least Concern

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meloncillo	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meloncillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.