Alectryon vs western mastiff bat

Alectryon tropicus compared with Eumops perotis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while western mastiff bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	western mastiff bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Alectryon	Eumops
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Eumops perotis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

western mastiff bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	western mastiff bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

western mastiff bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.