Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Love Apple

Promops centralis compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Molossidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Promops	Paris
Species	Promops centralis	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Love Apple
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.

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.