Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs alpine dandelion

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Taraxacum scopulorum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	alpine dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Mormoopidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Taraxacum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Taraxacum scopulorum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	alpine dandelion
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 dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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 dandelion

The Alpine dandelion (Taraxacum scopulorum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Canada.