vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Micrococcus terreus compared with Molossus pretiosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Micrococcaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Micrococcus	Molossus
Species	Micrococcus terreus	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Micrococcus terreus is a gram-positive coccus in the family Micrococcaceae, originally isolated from soil. Like other members of the genus, it is aerobic and often produces yellow-pigmented colonies due to carotenoid synthesis. Its conservation status is not evaluated.