Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Prickly Coontail

Molossus pretiosus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Molossus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.