Brown Mastiff Bat vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Promops nasutus compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Brown Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Mastiff Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Promops	Acerodon
Species	Promops nasutus	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Mastiff Bat and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Brown Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Mastiff Bat	Palawan Fruit Bat
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.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.