Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Dark flying fox

Promops centralis compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Dark flying fox
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	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Promops	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Promops centralis	Pteropus subniger

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Dark flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Dark flying fox
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.

Dark flying fox

Habitat

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.