Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Northern Raphia

Promops davisoni compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Molossidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Promops	Raphia
Species	Promops davisoni	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Northern Raphia
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 Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.