Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs False Dragonhead

Promops centralis compared with Physostegia virginiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	False Dragonhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Promops	Physostegia
Species	Promops centralis	Physostegia virginiana

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	False Dragonhead
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.

False Dragonhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.