Ash Dieback vs Big Crested Mastiff Bat

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Promops centralis

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Big Crested Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Helotiaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Promops
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Promops centralis

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Big Crested Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

The Big Crested Mastiff Bat (Promops centralis) is a species in the genus Promops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.