Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Lined Seedeater

Promops centralis compared with Sporophila lineola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Lined Seedeater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Molossidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Promops	Sporophila
Species	Promops centralis	Sporophila lineola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lined Seedeater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Lined Seedeater
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.

Lined Seedeater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela