Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Big Astragalus

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Astragalus magnificus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Big Astragalus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Big Astragalus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mormoopidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Astragalus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Astragalus magnificus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Big Astragalus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Big Astragalus
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.

Big Astragalus

Habitat

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

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.

Big Astragalus

The Big Astragalus (Astragalus magnificus) is a species in the genus Astragalus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.