Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Shoebutton

Promops davisoni compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Molossidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Promops	Ardisia
Species	Promops davisoni	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).