Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Alpine Bilberry

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Vaccinium uliginosum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Alpine Bilberry is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Alpine Bilberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Vaccinium
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Vaccinium uliginosum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Alpine Bilberry

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Alpine Bilberry
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 Bilberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 Bilberry

The Alpine Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).