Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Madagascan fruit bat

Promops centralis compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

  • Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big Crested Mastiff Bat Madagascan fruit 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 Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Promops Eidolon
Species Promops centralis Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big Crested Mastiff Bat Madagascan 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.

Madagascan fruit bat

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.

Madagascan fruit bat

No description available.

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