Brown Mastiff Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Promops nasutus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown 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 nasutus	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Mastiff Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Brown Mastiff Bat

The Brown Mastiff Bat (Promops nasutus) 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.