Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Pigmy Skipper

Promops davisoni compared with Gegenes pumilio

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Pigmy Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Pigmy Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Promops	Gegenes
Species	Promops davisoni	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Pigmy Skipper
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.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).