Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Promops davisoni compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Promops	Bovista
Species	Promops davisoni	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Tumbling Puffball
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.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.