Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Touch-me-not

Promops centralis compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Molossidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Promops	Melianthus
Species	Promops centralis	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.