Black Mastiff Bat vs White Padouk

Molossus rufus compared with Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mastiff Bat	White Padouk
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	Pterocarpus
Species	Molossus rufus	Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Conservation Status

Black Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Padouk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mastiff Bat	White Padouk
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.

White Padouk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.