Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Bean Broomrape

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Orobanche crenata

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Bean Broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Bean Broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Orobanche
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Orobanche crenata

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bean Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Bean Broomrape
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.

Bean Broomrape

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia), Asia (India, Iran), and Europe (9 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.

Bean Broomrape

The Bean Broomrape (Orobanche crenata) is a species in the genus Orobanche. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.