Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Blackgum

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Nyssa aquatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Blackgum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Nyssaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Nyssa
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Nyssa aquatica

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Blackgum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Blackgum
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.

Blackgum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Blackgum

The Blackgum (Nyssa aquatica) is a species in the genus Nyssa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.