Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Sawfly

Promops centralis compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Sawfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Molossidae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Promops	Pristiphora
Species	Promops centralis	Pristiphora rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Sawfly
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.

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.