Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Downy Safflower

Promops davisoni compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Promops	Carthamus
Species	Promops davisoni	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Downy Safflower
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.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).