Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Natal plum

Promops davisoni compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Natal plum
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	Carissa
Species	Promops davisoni	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Natal plum
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.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).