Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Fruit Fly

Promops davisoni compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Promops	Urophora
Species	Promops davisoni	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and Fruit Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Fruit Fly
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.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.