birthwort vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Aristolochia clematitis compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• birthwort is Near Threatened while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	birthwort	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piperales (Piperales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aristolochiaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Aristolochia	Promops
Species	Aristolochia clematitis	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

birthwort

NT — Near Threatened

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

birthwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (13 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

birthwort

The Birthwort (Aristolochia clematitis) is a species in the genus Aristolochia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are al