Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs umkokolo

Promops davisoni compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Molossidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Promops	Dovyalis
Species	Promops davisoni	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	umkokolo
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.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).