Black Mastiff Bat vs Eye Bright

Molossus rufus compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mastiff Bat	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Molossidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Molossus	Heliotropium
Species	Molossus rufus	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Black Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mastiff Bat	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

Black Mastiff Bat

The Black Mastiff Bat (Molossus rufus) is a species in the genus Molossus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.