Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Boxthorn

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lycium shawii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Boxthorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Lycium
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lycium shawii

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Boxthorn
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.

Boxthorn

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.

Boxthorn

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