Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Downlooker Snipefly

Promops centralis compared with Rhagio scolopacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Downlooker Snipefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Rhagionidae
Genus	Promops	Rhagio
Species	Promops centralis	Rhagio scolopacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Downlooker Snipefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Downlooker Snipefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Downlooker Snipefly
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.

Downlooker Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.