Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs groundhog

Promops davisoni compared with Marmota monax

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	groundhog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Molossidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Promops	Marmota
Species	Promops davisoni	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and groundhog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	groundhog
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.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.