Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Thicket Groundling

Molossus pretiosus compared with Gelechia scotinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Thicket Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Molossidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Molossus	Gelechia
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Gelechia scotinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Miller’s Mastiff Bat and Thicket Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Thicket Groundling
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.

Thicket Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.