bulb-eating slug vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Tandonia rustica compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• bulb-eating slug is Not Evaluated while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bulb-eating slug	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Milacidae	Molossidae
Genus	Tandonia	Promops
Species	Tandonia rustica	Promops davisoni

Evolutionary Relationship

bulb-eating slug and Davison’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bulb-eating slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bulb-eating slug	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bulb-eating slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

bulb-eating slug

The Bulb-Eating Slug (Tandonia rustica) is a species in the genus Tandonia. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.