Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Bermuda buttercup

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Oxalis pes-caprae

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Bermuda buttercup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Bermuda buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Oxalis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Oxalis pes-caprae

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bermuda buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Bermuda buttercup
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.

Bermuda buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Asia (8 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Bermuda buttercup

The Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Oxalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.