Black Mastiff Bat vs screw-bean

Molossus rufus compared with Prosopis pubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mastiff Bat	screw-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Molossidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Molossus	Prosopis
Species	Molossus rufus	Prosopis pubescens

Conservation Status

Black Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

screw-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mastiff Bat	screw-bean
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.

screw-bean

Habitat

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

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.