Brown Mastiff Bat vs False Dragonhead

Promops nasutus compared with Physostegia virginiana

Key Differences

• Brown Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while False Dragonhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Mastiff Bat	False Dragonhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Promops	Physostegia
Species	Promops nasutus	Physostegia virginiana

Conservation Status

Brown Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Mastiff Bat	False Dragonhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

False Dragonhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Brown Mastiff Bat

The Brown Mastiff Bat (Promops nasutus) 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.