Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Meloncillo

Promops centralis compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Meloncillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Molossidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Promops	Herpestes
Species	Promops centralis	Herpestes ichneumon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meloncillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Meloncillo
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.

Meloncillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.