Greater Long-tongued Bat vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Key Differences

• Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Cynomops
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Cynomops greenhalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-tongued Bat and Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Kelelawar)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia