Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs star-thistle

Promops davisoni compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	star-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	Centaurea
Species	Promops davisoni	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	star-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.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).