Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Spiny Cocklebur

Promops davisoni compared with Xanthium spinosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Spiny Cocklebur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Promops	Xanthium
Species	Promops davisoni	Xanthium spinosum

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Spiny Cocklebur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Spiny Cocklebur
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.

Spiny Cocklebur

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (34 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).