Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Devil's Shoestring

Promops davisoni compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Devil's Shoestring
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Promops	Tephrosia
Species	Promops davisoni	Tephrosia angustissima

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Devil's Shoestring
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.

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.