Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Black-Based Cluster Fly

Promops centralis compared with Pollenia labialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Black-Based Cluster Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Promops	Pollenia
Species	Promops centralis	Pollenia labialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Black-Based Cluster Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black-Based Cluster Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Black-Based Cluster Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black-Based Cluster Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Black-Based Cluster Fly

The Black-Based Cluster Fly (Pollenia labialis) is a species in the genus Pollenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.