Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs North American porcupine

Promops centralis compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Molossidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Promops	Erethizon
Species	Promops centralis	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.