Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs mantled howler

Promops centralis compared with Alouatta palliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	mantled howler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Molossidae	Atelidae
Genus	Promops	Alouatta
Species	Promops centralis	Alouatta palliata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and mantled howler share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

mantled howler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	mantled howler
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.

mantled howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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