Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Bayou Violet

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Viola sororia

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Bayou Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Bayou Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Violaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Viola
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Viola sororia

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bayou Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Bayou Violet
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.

Bayou Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 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.

Bayou Violet

The Bayou Violet (Viola sororia) is a species in the genus Viola. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.