Blue Skullcap vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Scutellaria lateriflora compared with Molossus pretiosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Skullcap	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lamiaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Scutellaria	Molossus
Species	Scutellaria lateriflora	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Blue Skullcap

LC — Least Concern

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Skullcap	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Skullcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Blue Skullcap

The Blue Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) is a species in the genus Scutellaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.