Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Molossus pretiosus compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Molossus	Cyperus
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Smooth Flat Sedge
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.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia