Nierenfleck-Wickeneule vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Lygephila pastinum compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Nierenfleck-Wickeneule is Least Concern while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nierenfleck-Wickeneule	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Erebidae	Molossidae
Genus	Lygephila	Promops
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Promops davisoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Nierenfleck-Wickeneule and Davison’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Nierenfleck-Wickeneule

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nierenfleck-Wickeneule	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nierenfleck-Wickeneule

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Nierenfleck-Wickeneule

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.