Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Arctic willow

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Salix arctica

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Arctic willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Arctic willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Salix
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Salix arctica

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Arctic willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Arctic willow
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.

Arctic willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, 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.

Arctic willow

The Arctic willow (Salix arctica) is a species in the genus Salix. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.