Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Devil's Bit

Promops centralis compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

  • Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big Crested Mastiff Bat Devil's Bit
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Molossidae Acanthaceae
Genus Promops Ruellia
Species Promops centralis Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big Crested Mastiff Bat Devil's Bit
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.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Devil's Bit

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia