Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Capote

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Xanthosoma robustum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Capote
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Araceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Xanthosoma
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Xanthosoma robustum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Capote

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Capote
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.

Capote

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, 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.

Capote

The Capote (Xanthosoma robustum) is a species in the genus Xanthosoma. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia