Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Long-tailed Antbird

Promops centralis compared with Drymophila caudata

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Long-tailed Antbird is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Long-tailed Antbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Molossidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Promops	Drymophila
Species	Promops centralis	Drymophila caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Long-tailed Antbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Antbird

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Long-tailed Antbird
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.

Long-tailed Antbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 🇻🇪 Venezuela