Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Swarming Spine

Molossus pretiosus compared with Mucronella calva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Molossus	Mucronella
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Swarming Spine
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.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).