Centaury vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Molossus pretiosus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Molossidae
Genus	Cirsium	Molossus
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.