Fenton's Mastiff Bat vs slender thistle

Molossus fentoni compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Fenton's Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fenton's Mastiff Bat	slender 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	Carduus
Species	Molossus fentoni	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fenton's Mastiff Bat	slender 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.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.