Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Buff-thighed Puffleg

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Haplophaedia assimilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Buff-thighed Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Haplophaedia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Haplophaedia assimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Buff-thighed Puffleg share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Buff-thighed Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Buff-thighed Puffleg
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.

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Buff-thighed Puffleg

The Buff-Thighed Puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis) is a species in the genus Haplophaedia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.