Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Violet Tooth

Promops davisoni compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Violet Tooth
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 ioeides

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Violet Tooth
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.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.