Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Stinking Earthfan

Molossus pretiosus compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Molossidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Molossus	Thelephora
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.