Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Margay

Promops centralis compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Molossidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Promops	Leopardus
Species	Promops centralis	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Margay share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela