Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Creeping indigo

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Indigofera spicata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Creeping indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mormoopidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Indigofera
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Indigofera spicata

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Creeping indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Creeping indigo
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.

Creeping indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Nauru), 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.