Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Snake cholla

Molossus pretiosus compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Molossus	Cylindropuntia
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Snake cholla
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.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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