Crested Cow-Wheat vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Melampyrum cristatum compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Crested Cow-Wheat is Endangered while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Cow-Wheat	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Melampyrum	Promops
Species	Melampyrum cristatum	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Crested Cow-Wheat

EN — Endangered

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Cow-Wheat	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.