Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Dusky Chlorospingus

Promops davisoni compared with Chlorospingus semifuscus

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Dusky Chlorospingus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Dusky Chlorospingus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Molossidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Promops	Chlorospingus
Species	Promops davisoni	Chlorospingus semifuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and Dusky Chlorospingus share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Dusky Chlorospingus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Dusky Chlorospingus
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.

Dusky Chlorospingus

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Dusky Chlorospingus

Dusky Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus semifuscus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador