Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Shingle Flatsedge

Promops davisoni compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Shingle Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Shingle Flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Promops	Cyperus
Species	Promops davisoni	Cyperus imbricatus

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Shingle Flatsedge
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.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).