Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Slender oat

Molossus pretiosus compared with Avena barbata

Key Differences

• Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Slender oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Slender oat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Molossus	Avena
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Avena barbata

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Slender oat
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.

Slender oat

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).