Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs purging croton

Molossus pretiosus compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Molossidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Molossus	Croton
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	purging croton
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.

purging croton

Habitat

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