Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Goldman's Nectar Bat

Promops centralis compared with Lonchophylla concava

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Goldman's Nectar Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Goldman's Nectar 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	Molossidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Promops	Lonchophylla
Species	Promops centralis	Lonchophylla concava

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Goldman's Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Goldman's Nectar Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Goldman's Nectar 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.

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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