Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Thatch Groundling

Promops centralis compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Thatch Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Promops	Bryotropha
Species	Promops centralis	Bryotropha basaltinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Thatch Groundling
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.

Thatch Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.