Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Molossidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Promops
Species	Rhinolophus sinicus	Promops davisoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat and Davison’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.