Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Moth fly

Promops centralis compared with Psychoda sigma

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Moth fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Moth fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Psychodidae
Genus	Promops	Psychoda
Species	Promops centralis	Psychoda sigma

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Moth fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moth fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Moth fly
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.

Moth fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.