Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Subterranean clover

Promops davisoni compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Subterranean clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Subterranean clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Promops	Trifolium
Species	Promops davisoni	Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Subterranean clover
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.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.