Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Spanish Iris

Promops davisoni compared with Iris xiphium

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Spanish Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Molossidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Promops	Iris
Species	Promops davisoni	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Spanish Iris
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.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).