Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Button-Willow

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cephalanthus occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Button-Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Cephalanthus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cephalanthus occidentalis

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Button-Willow
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.

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.