Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Thrips

Promops centralis compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Molossidae	Thripidae
Genus	Promops	Thrips
Species	Promops centralis	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.