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title: "Big crested mastiff bat"
description: "Promops centralis — Zoogdieren. The big crested mastiff bat (Promops centralis) is a species of bat native to Central and South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/big-crested-mastiff-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Big crested mastiff bat

> Promops centralis — Zoogdieren. The big crested mastiff bat (Promops centralis) is a species of bat native to Central and South America.

- Scientific name: *Promops centralis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 62
- Wikidata: [Q1829340](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1829340)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41303](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41303)

## Names

- en: Big crested mastiff bat
- de: Hauben-Bulldoggfledermaus
- es: Murciélago mastín mayor
- fr: Grand Promope

## Countries with the most observations

MX (15), GF (4)

## Summary

The big crested mastiff bat (Promops centralis) is a species of bat native to Central and South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_crested_mastiff_bat

## Photo

![Big crested mastiff bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/big-crested-mastiff-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Henrique Russi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106415094

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/big-crested-mastiff-bat?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).