Coiban Mastuff Bat vs ハッカチョウ

Molossus coibensis compared with Acridotheres cristatellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coiban Mastuff Bat	ハッカチョウ
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Passeriformes (スズメ目)
Family	Molossidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Molossus	Acridotheres
Species	Molossus coibensis	Acridotheres cristatellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Coiban Mastuff Bat and ハッカチョウ share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Coiban Mastuff Bat

LC — Least Concern

ハッカチョウ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coiban Mastuff Bat	ハッカチョウ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coiban Mastuff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

ハッカチョウ

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia).

Coiban Mastuff Bat

The Coiban Mastuff Bat (Molossus coibensis) is a small free-tailed bat in the family Molossidae, named for Coiba Island off the Pacific coast of Panama, where specimens were first collected. Members of the genus Molossus are robust, fast-flying insectivores adapted to open-air foraging above the forest canopy and over water, characterised by narrow wings and a tail that extends beyond the patagium (wing membrane). Molossus coibensis inhabits lowland tropical forests and adjacent open habitats in Central America and northwestern South America, with confirmed records from Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Panama, indicating a distributional range that extends well beyond its type locality on Coiba Island. Like other mastiff bats, it roosts in crevices within buildings, rock faces, and hollow trees, emerging at dusk to pursue aerial insects at speed. The species feeds primarily on large beetles, moths, and other night-flying insects, typically hunted high above the forest. It is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN based on its relatively wide range and tolerance of modified habitats. Molossus coibensis was long treated as a subspecies of Molossus molossus before being recognised as a distinct species based on morphological and molecular evidence. Ecological and life-history data specific to this taxon remain limited.

ハッカチョウ

カンムリハッカ（Acridotheres cristatellus）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類される。分布域全体で広く豊富に生息し、個体数は安定しており、即座の保全上の懸念はない。