Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Mediterranean flour moth

Promops davisoni compared with Ephestia kuehniella

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Mediterranean flour moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Mediterranean flour moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Promops	Ephestia
Species	Promops davisoni	Ephestia kuehniella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mediterranean flour moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Mediterranean flour moth
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.

Mediterranean flour moth

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (31 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).