Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs Parasitic Button Lichen

Promops davisoni compared with Buellia badia

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while Parasitic Button Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Parasitic Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Molossidae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Promops	Buellia
Species	Promops davisoni	Buellia badia

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Parasitic Button Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	Parasitic Button Lichen
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.

Parasitic Button Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.