Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Plain-backed Antpitta

Molossus pretiosus compared with Grallaria haplonota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Plain-backed Antpitta
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Molossidae	Grallariidae
Genus	Molossus	Grallaria
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Grallaria haplonota

Evolutionary Relationship

Miller’s Mastiff Bat and Plain-backed Antpitta share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain-backed Antpitta

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Plain-backed Antpitta
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.

Plain-backed Antpitta

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela