Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Promops davisoni compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Molossidae	Molossidae
Genus	Promops	Nyctinomops
Species	Promops davisoni	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Davison’s Mastiff Bat and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Molossidae.

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.