Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Wormseed

Molossus pretiosus compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Molossidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Molossus	Dysphania
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).