Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Parrotfeather

Molossus pretiosus compared with Myriophyllum aquaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Parrotfeather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Molossidae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Molossus	Myriophyllum
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Parrotfeather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Parrotfeather
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.

Parrotfeather

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia