Brown Mastiff Bat vs Mercuryweed

Promops nasutus compared with Acalypha virginica

Key Differences

• Brown Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Mercuryweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Mastiff Bat	Mercuryweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Molossidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Promops	Acalypha
Species	Promops nasutus	Acalypha virginica

Conservation Status

Brown Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mercuryweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Mastiff Bat	Mercuryweed
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.

Mercuryweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).

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.