Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Toothwort

Molossus pretiosus compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Molossidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Molossus	Lathraea
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Toothwort
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.

Toothwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.