Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Tear Dropper

Molossus pretiosus compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Molossus	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

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