Southern Dog-faced Bat vs Western Dog-faced Bat

Cynomops planirostris compared with Cynomops kuizha

Key Differences

• Southern Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Western Dog-faced Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Southern Dog-faced Bat	Western Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family same	Molossidae	Molossidae
Genus same	Cynomops	Cynomops
Species	Cynomops planirostris	Cynomops kuizha

Evolutionary Relationship

Southern Dog-faced Bat and Western Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cynomops.

Conservation Status

Southern Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Western Dog-faced Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Southern Dog-faced Bat	Western Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Southern Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Western Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia