Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Promops centralis compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Hairy Little Fruit 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Promops	Rhinophylla
Species	Promops centralis	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Hairy Little Fruit 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.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador