Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Scarce Red-legged Robberfly

Molossus pretiosus compared with Dioctria cothurnata

Key Differences

• Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Scarce Red-legged Robberfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Scarce Red-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Asilidae
Genus	Molossus	Dioctria
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Dioctria cothurnata

Evolutionary Relationship

Miller’s Mastiff Bat and Scarce Red-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Red-legged Robberfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Scarce Red-legged Robberfly
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.

Scarce Red-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.