Coiban Mastuff Bat vs

Molossus coibensis compared with Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Key Differences

• Coiban Mastuff Bat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coiban Mastuff Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Sphingobacteriales (스핑고박테리움목)
Family	Molossidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Molossus	Sphingobacterium
Species	Molossus coibensis	Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Conservation Status

Coiban Mastuff Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coiban Mastuff Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobacterium yanglingense는 중국 양링에서 처음 기재된 황색 색소를 지닌 그람 음성 세균이다. 동아시아 지역의 농업 토양과 식물 관련 환경에 서식하며, 유기물을 분해하고 온대 농업 경관의 토양 미생물 다양성에 기여하는 호기성 화학유기영양 세균이다.