Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs long yam

Promops davisoni compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Molossidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Promops	Dioscorea
Species	Promops davisoni	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.