Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Dog tick

Promops davisoni compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Dog tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Molossidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Promops	Ixodes
Species	Promops davisoni	Ixodes canisuga

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and Dog tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Dog tick
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.

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.