Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Catchfly

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Silene antirrhina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Catchfly
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.

Catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Hungary, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, 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.

Catchfly

The Catchfly (Silene antirrhina) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.