Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Promops davisoni compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Molossidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Promops	Hydnellum
Species	Promops davisoni	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.