Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Zipperback

Promops centralis compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Promops	Chrysotoxum
Species	Promops centralis	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.