Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Ray

Promops centralis compared with Bathyraja schroederi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Promops	Bathyraja
Species	Promops centralis	Bathyraja schroederi

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Ray
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.

Ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

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.