Baltimore Oriole vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Icterus galbula compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Baltimore Oriole is Least Concern while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baltimore Oriole	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Icteridae	Molossidae
Genus	Icterus	Promops
Species	Icterus galbula	Promops davisoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Baltimore Oriole and Davison’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Baltimore Oriole

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baltimore Oriole	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baltimore Oriole

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador