Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Louse

Promops davisoni compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Molossidae	Trichodectidae
Genus	Promops	Bovicola
Species	Promops davisoni	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Louse
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.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).