Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Spotted Thistle

Promops davisoni compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Spotted Thistle
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	Scolymus
Species	Promops davisoni	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Spotted Thistle
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.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

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