Krauss' spikemoss vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Selaginella kraussiana compared with Molossus pretiosus

Key Differences

• Krauss' spikemoss is Not Evaluated while Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Krauss' spikemoss	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Selaginellaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Selaginella	Molossus
Species	Selaginella kraussiana	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Krauss' spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Krauss' spikemoss	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Krauss' spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.