Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Loose Starweb

Promops centralis compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Molossidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Promops	Asterostroma
Species	Promops centralis	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Loose Starweb
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.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.