Alectryon vs Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Alectryon tropicus compared with Pteronotus fuscus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Alectryon	Pteronotus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Pteronotus fuscus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

The Allen’s Common Mustached Bat (Pteronotus fuscus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.