Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Greenish Puffleg

Promops davisoni compared with Haplophaedia aureliae

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Greenish Puffleg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Greenish Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Promops	Haplophaedia
Species	Promops davisoni	Haplophaedia aureliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and Greenish Puffleg share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Greenish Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Greenish Puffleg
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.

Greenish Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Greenish Puffleg

A small, greenish hummingbird of humid Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama, greenish pufflegs are named for the distinctive white fluffy leg puffs — feather tufts on the tarsi — shared by all members of the puffleg genus Haplophaedia. They inhabit forest edges and secondary growth at elevations of 800–2,100 meters, foraging for nectar at small flowering plants in the understory. Listed as Least Concern with relatively stable populations across their range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador