Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs milkweed

Promops davisoni compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Molossidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Promops	Gomphocarpus
Species	Promops davisoni	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	milkweed
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.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).