Blewit vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Lepista nuda compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blewit Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Tricholomataceae Molossidae
Genus Lepista Promops
Species Lepista nuda Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blewit Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Blewit

The Blewit (Lepista nuda) is a species in the genus Lepista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

No description available.

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