Citron vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Citrus medica compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Citron	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rutaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Citrus	Promops
Species	Citrus medica	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Citron

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Citron

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives), Europe (Croatia, France), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Citron

The Citron (Citrus medica) is a species in the genus Citrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.