Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Ascending Cotoneaster

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cotoneaster ascendens

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Ascending Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ascending Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Mormoopidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Cotoneaster
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cotoneaster ascendens

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ascending Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ascending Cotoneaster
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.

Ascending Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Ascending Cotoneaster

Ascending cotoneaster (Cotoneaster ascendens) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.