Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs water dock

Molossus pretiosus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Molossus	Rumex
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).