Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs False Serotine Bat

Promops centralis compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	False Serotine 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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Promops centralis	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	False Serotine 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.

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.