Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Foxtail

Promops davisoni compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Promops	Amaranthus
Species	Promops davisoni	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).