Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Melancholy Thistle

Promops davisoni compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Melancholy Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Promops	Cirsium
Species	Promops davisoni	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Melancholy Thistle
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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).