Black Mastiff Bat vs greater chickweed

Molossus rufus compared with Stellaria neglecta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mastiff Bat	greater chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Molossus	Stellaria
Species	Molossus rufus	Stellaria neglecta

Conservation Status

Black Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

greater chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mastiff Bat	greater chickweed
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.

greater chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.