Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Fodder Vetch

Promops davisoni compared with Vicia villosa

Key Differences

  • Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Fodder Vetch is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Davison’s Mastiff Bat Fodder Vetch
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Molossidae Fabaceae
Genus Promops Vicia
Species Promops davisoni Vicia villosa

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fodder Vetch

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Davison’s Mastiff Bat Fodder Vetch
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.

Fodder Vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (9 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

No description available.

Fodder Vetch

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia