Atlantic Groundling vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Scrobipalpa clintoni compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Atlantic Groundling is Least Concern while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Groundling	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gelechiidae	Molossidae
Genus	Scrobipalpa	Promops
Species	Scrobipalpa clintoni	Promops davisoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Groundling and Davison’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Groundling	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Atlantic Groundling

The Atlantic Groundling (Scrobipalpa clintoni) is a species in the genus Scrobipalpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.