Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs arrowroot

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Thalia geniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen’s Common Mustached Bat arrowroot
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Salpida (Salpida)
Family Mormoopidae Salpidae
Genus Pteronotus Thalia
Species Pteronotus fuscus Thalia geniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and arrowroot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen’s Common Mustached Bat arrowroot
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.

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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