Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

Promops centralis compared with Artibeus bogotensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Promops	Artibeus
Species	Promops centralis	Artibeus bogotensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Bogota Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

The Bogota Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus bogotensis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela