Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Seychelles Gulper Shark

Promops davisoni compared with Centrophorus seychellorum

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Seychelles Gulper Shark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Seychelles Gulper Shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Molossidae	Centrophoridae
Genus	Promops	Centrophorus
Species	Promops davisoni	Centrophorus seychellorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and Seychelles Gulper Shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Seychelles Gulper Shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Seychelles Gulper Shark
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.

Seychelles Gulper Shark