Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Alpine Dock

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Rumex alpinus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Alpine Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Rumex
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Rumex alpinus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Alpine Dock
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 Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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 Dock

The Alpine Dock (Rumex alpinus) is a species in the genus Rumex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).