Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Cynomops abrasus compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cynomops	Balantiopteryx
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Balantiopteryx infusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat and Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

The Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat (Cynomops abrasus) is a species in the genus Cynomops. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia