Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Death Cap

Promops davisoni compared with Amanita phalloides

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Death Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Death Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Promops	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Promops davisoni	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Death Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).