Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Beaked Iris

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Iris ensata

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Beaked Iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Beaked Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Mormoopidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Iris
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Iris ensata

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Beaked Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Beaked Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Beaked Iris
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.

Beaked Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), 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.

Beaked Iris

The Beaked Iris (Iris ensata) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.