Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Painted Suillus

Molossus pretiosus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Molossidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Molossus	Suillus
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.