Black Mastiff Bat vs rough bugelweed

Molossus rufus compared with Lycopus asper

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mastiff Bat	rough bugelweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Molossus	Lycopus
Species	Molossus rufus	Lycopus asper

Conservation Status

Black Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

rough bugelweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mastiff Bat	rough bugelweed
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.

rough bugelweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.