Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Firespike

Promops davisoni compared with Odontonema tubaeforme

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Firespike
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Promops	Odontonema
Species	Promops davisoni	Odontonema tubaeforme

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Firespike

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Firespike
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.

Firespike

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).