Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Centaury

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Psephellus gracillimus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Mormoopidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Psephellus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Psephellus gracillimus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Centaury
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.

Centaury

Habitat

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

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus gracillimus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.