Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Merlin

Promops davisoni compared with Falco columbarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Merlin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Falconidae
Genus	Promops	Falco
Species	Promops davisoni	Falco columbarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and Merlin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Merlin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Merlin
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.

Merlin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Merlin

Merlin (Falco columbarius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador