Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Formosan koa

Promops davisoni compared with Acacia confusa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Formosan koa
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	Acacia
Species	Promops davisoni	Acacia confusa

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Formosan koa
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.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).