Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Karata

Promops centralis compared with Furcraea tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Karata
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Molossidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Promops	Furcraea
Species	Promops centralis	Furcraea tuberosa

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Karata

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Karata
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.

Karata

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.