Japanese lime vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Tilia japonica compared with Molossus pretiosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese lime	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Tilia	Molossus
Species	Tilia japonica	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Japanese lime

LC — Least Concern

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese lime	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese lime

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.