Bush Maerua vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Maerua cafra compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush Maerua	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Capparaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Maerua	Promops
Species	Maerua cafra	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Bush Maerua

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush Maerua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Bush Maerua

The Bush Maerua (Maerua cafra) is a species in the genus Maerua. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.