Centaury vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Molossidae
Genus	Cirsium	Promops
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.