Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Cowslip

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Primula veris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cowslip
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Primula
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Primula veris

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cowslip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cowslip
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.

Cowslip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (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.