vs Coiban Mastuff Bat

Agromyces arachidis compared with Molossus coibensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Coiban Mastuff Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Actinobacteriota (放线菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Actinomycetia (放线菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Actinomycetales (放線菌目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Microbacteriaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Agromyces	Molossus
Species	Agromyces arachidis	Molossus coibensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Coiban Mastuff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Coiban Mastuff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Coiban Mastuff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Agromyces arachidis is a species in the genus Agromyces. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.