Coyote gourd vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Cucurbita cordata compared with Molossus pretiosus

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Molossus
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

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.