Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs

Promops davisoni compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Molossidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Promops	Exobasidium
Species	Promops davisoni	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.