Maui's paddle vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Elaphoglossum crassicaule compared with Molossus pretiosus

Key Differences

• Maui's paddle is Endangered while Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maui's paddle	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Molossus
Species	Elaphoglossum crassicaule	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maui's paddle	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.