Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Cynomops greenhalli compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Lesser Ghost Bat
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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cynomops	Diclidurus
Species	Cynomops greenhalli	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Lesser Ghost 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.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela