Fenton's Mastiff Bat vs marsh thistle

Molossus fentoni compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fenton's Mastiff Bat	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Molossidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Molossus	Cirsium
Species	Molossus fentoni	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fenton's Mastiff Bat	marsh thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).