Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Lesser Hornero

Promops centralis compared with Furnarius minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Lesser Hornero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Molossidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Promops	Furnarius
Species	Promops centralis	Furnarius minor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Hornero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Lesser Hornero
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 Hornero

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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