Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Northern Firefly

Promops davisoni compared with Pyractomena borealis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Molossidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Promops	Pyractomena
Species	Promops davisoni	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Northern Firefly
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.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.