Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Buckwheat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Fagopyrum esculentum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Buckwheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Fagopyrum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Fagopyrum esculentum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Buckwheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Buckwheat
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.

Buckwheat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Buckwheat

The Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a species in the genus Fagopyrum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.