Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Gato de Agua

Promops centralis compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Gato de Agua
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	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Promops	Lontra
Species	Promops centralis	Lontra longicaudis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Gato de Agua
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.

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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