Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs hop dodder

Promops centralis compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while hop dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	hop dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Molossidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Promops	Cuscuta
Species	Promops centralis	Cuscuta lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	hop dodder
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.

hop dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.