Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs alpine foxtail

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Alopecurus magellanicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	alpine foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mormoopidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Alopecurus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Alopecurus magellanicus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

alpine foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	alpine foxtail
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 foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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 foxtail

The Alpine foxtail (Alopecurus magellanicus) is a species in the genus Alopecurus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden.