Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs dooryard sowbug

Promops davisoni compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Molossidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Promops	Porcellio
Species	Promops davisoni	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).