Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Prickly Heath

Promops davisoni compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Promops	Gaultheria
Species	Promops davisoni	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.