Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Cynomops abrasus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cynomops	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cynomops abrasus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.