Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs catmint

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Nepeta faassenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	catmint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Nepeta
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Nepeta faassenii

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

catmint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	catmint
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.

catmint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

catmint

The Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) is a species in the genus Nepeta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.