Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Jerusalem thorn

Promops davisoni compared with Parkinsonia aculeata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Jerusalem thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Promops	Parkinsonia
Species	Promops davisoni	Parkinsonia aculeata

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Jerusalem thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Jerusalem thorn
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.

Jerusalem thorn

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).