Arctic Butterbur vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Petasites frigidus compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Arctic Butterbur is Least Concern while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Butterbur	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Molossidae
Genus	Petasites	Promops
Species	Petasites frigidus	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Arctic Butterbur

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Butterbur	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Butterbur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Arctic Butterbur

The Arctic Butterbur (Petasites frigidus) is a species in the genus Petasites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.