Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Oso Hormiguero

Promops centralis compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Oso Hormiguero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Molossidae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Promops	Tamandua
Species	Promops centralis	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oso Hormiguero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Oso Hormiguero
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.

Oso Hormiguero

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