Cutleaf groundcherry vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Physalis angulata compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Cutleaf groundcherry is Least Concern while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutleaf groundcherry	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Solanaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Physalis	Promops
Species	Physalis angulata	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Cutleaf groundcherry

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutleaf groundcherry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (41 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.