Fenton's Mastiff Bat vs Tickclover

Molossus fentoni compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fenton's Mastiff Bat Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Molossidae Fabaceae
Genus Molossus Desmodium
Species Molossus fentoni Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fenton's Mastiff Bat Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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