Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Eastern Red Bat

Promops centralis compared with Lasiurus borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Eastern Red 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Promops	Lasiurus
Species	Promops centralis	Lasiurus borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Eastern Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Eastern Red 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.

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.