Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Deceiver

Promops centralis compared with Laccaria laccata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Promops	Laccaria
Species	Promops centralis	Laccaria laccata

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Deceiver
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.

Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, 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.