Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Alpine Widow

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Dingana alticola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Alpine Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pteronotus	Dingana
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Dingana alticola

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Alpine Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Alpine Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Alpine Widow
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 Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 Widow

The Alpine Widow (Dingana alticola) is a species in the genus Dingana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.