Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Pine processionary

Promops centralis compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Pine processionary is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Pine processionary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Promops	Thaumetopoea
Species	Promops centralis	Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Pine processionary
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.

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and Norway.

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.