Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat vs Lyles flying fox

Cynomops greenhalli compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Lyles 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 greenhalli	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat	Lyles flying fox
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.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.