Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs

Molossus pretiosus compared with Sphingobium scionense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Molossidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Molossus	Sphingobium
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Sphingobium scionense

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium scionense is a Gram-negative, aerobic rod first isolated in the Scion research environment in New Zealand. It inhabits forest soils and plant-associated substrates of Oceania. This chemoheterotroph degrades complex aromatic and aliphatic organic compounds in temperate forest soil environments.