Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Big Crested Mastiff Bat

Artibeus anderseni compared with Promops centralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Big Crested Mastiff Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Artibeus	Promops
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Promops centralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Big Crested Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Big Crested Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador