Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Balkan Catchfly

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Silene csereii

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Balkan Catchfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Balkan Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Silene
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Silene csereii

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Balkan Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Balkan Catchfly
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.

Balkan Catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kazakhstan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Balkan Catchfly

The Balkan Catchfly (Silene csereii) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.