Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs False Death-Cap

Promops davisoni compared with Amanita citrina

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while False Death-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	False Death-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Promops	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Promops davisoni	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	False Death-Cap
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.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).