Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Water yam

Molossus pretiosus compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Molossidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Molossus	Dioscorea
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Water yam
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 yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela