Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Lesser devilray

Promops centralis compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Promops	Mobula
Species	Promops centralis	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Lesser devilray
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.

Lesser devilray

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.