Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Mountain yam

Promops davisoni compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Molossidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Promops	Dioscorea
Species	Promops davisoni	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.