Coiban Mastuff Bat vs 斑点鹦哥

Molossus coibensis compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

  • Coiban Mastuff Bat is Least Concern while 斑点鹦哥 is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Coiban Mastuff Bat 斑点鹦哥
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class Mammalia (哺乳動物) Aves (鳥綱)
Order Chiroptera (翼手目) Psittaciformes (鹦形目)
Family Molossidae Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus Molossus Amazona
Species Molossus coibensis Amazona farinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Coiban Mastuff Bat and 斑点鹦哥 share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Coiban Mastuff Bat

LC — Least Concern

斑点鹦哥

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Coiban Mastuff Bat 斑点鹦哥
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.

斑点鹦哥

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

斑点鹦哥

面粉亚马逊鹦鹉是体型最大的亚马逊鹦鹉之一,具有微妙的粉绿色羽毛,头部呈蓝灰色,羽毛上有独特的粉状光泽,其名称由此而来。分布于墨西哥南部经中美洲至南美大部分地区(玻利维亚和巴西)的低地热带森林。成对或小群迁徙。全球被列为无危,但因栖息地丧失和宠物贸易而受到局部影响。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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