black-fruit cotoneaster vs Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Cotoneaster laxiflorus compared with Molossus fentoni

Key Differences

• black-fruit cotoneaster is Vulnerable while Fenton's Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-fruit cotoneaster	Fenton'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	Cotoneaster	Molossus
Species	Cotoneaster laxiflorus	Molossus fentoni

Conservation Status

black-fruit cotoneaster

VU — Vulnerable

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-fruit cotoneaster	Fenton's Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-fruit cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

black-fruit cotoneaster

The Black-Fruit Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster laxiflorus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.