Black Mastiff Bat vs sugar sumac

Molossus rufus compared with Rhus ovata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mastiff Bat	sugar sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Molossidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Molossus	Rhus
Species	Molossus rufus	Rhus ovata

Conservation Status

Black Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

sugar sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mastiff Bat	sugar sumac
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.

sugar sumac

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.