Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Cornflag

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Gladiolus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cornflag
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.

Cornflag

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

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.