Black Mastiff Bat vs long yam

Molossus rufus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mastiff Bat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Molossidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Molossus	Dioscorea
Species	Molossus rufus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Black Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mastiff Bat	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.