Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Artibeus planirostris compared with Molossus pretiosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Artibeus	Molossus
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Molossus pretiosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Miller’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela