Coiban Mastuff Bat vs アカジリムジインコ

Molossus coibensis compared with Charmosyna diadema

Key Differences

• Coiban Mastuff Bat is Least Concern while アカジリムジインコ is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coiban Mastuff Bat	アカジリムジインコ
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)	Psittaciformes (オウム目)
Family	Molossidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Molossus	Charmosyna
Species	Molossus coibensis	Charmosyna diadema

Evolutionary Relationship

Coiban Mastuff Bat and アカジリムジインコ share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Coiban Mastuff Bat

LC — Least Concern

アカジリムジインコ

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coiban Mastuff Bat	アカジリムジインコ
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.

アカジリムジインコ

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.