Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Promops davisoni compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Molossidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Promops	Melanogaster
Species	Promops davisoni	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Stinking Slime Truffle
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.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.