Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Alpine Alfalfa

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Medicago papillosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Alpine Alfalfa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mormoopidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Medicago
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Medicago papillosa

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Alpine Alfalfa

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Alpine Alfalfa

Habitat

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.

Alpine Alfalfa

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