Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs heath fritillary

Promops davisoni compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Promops	Melitaea
Species	Promops davisoni	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	heath fritillary
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.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).