Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Bitter-Root

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Apocynum androsaemifolium

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Bitter-Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Apocynum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Apocynum androsaemifolium

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Bitter-Root
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.

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.