Avens vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Geum urbanum compared with Molossus pretiosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Avens	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Molossidae
Genus	Geum	Molossus
Species	Geum urbanum	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Avens

LC — Least Concern

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Avens	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Avens

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Avens

The Avens (Geum urbanum) is a species in the genus Geum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.