Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Cynomops greenhalli compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Melissa's Yellow-eared 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	Molossidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cynomops	Vampyressa
Species	Cynomops greenhalli	Vampyressa melissa

Evolutionary Relationship

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat and Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Kelelawar)

Conservation Status

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
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.

Melissa's Yellow-eared 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia