Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Promops centralis compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Promops	Cynopterus
Species	Promops centralis	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
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.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.