Miller's Dog-faced Bat vs Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Cynomops milleri compared with Lonchorhina orinocensis

Key Differences

• Miller's Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller's Dog-faced Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cynomops	Lonchorhina
Species	Cynomops milleri	Lonchorhina orinocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Miller's Dog-faced Bat and Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller's Dog-faced Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela