Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Poison Sumac

Molossus pretiosus compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Molossidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Molossus	Toxicodendron
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Poison Sumac
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.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.