Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Cupped Ear

Promops centralis compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Molossidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Promops	Otidea
Species	Promops centralis	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.