Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Muscoid fly

Molossus pretiosus compared with Delia radicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Muscoid fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Molossus	Delia
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Delia radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Miller’s Mastiff Bat and Muscoid fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.