Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Crescent Dart

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Agrotis trux

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Crescent Dart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Agrotis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Agrotis trux

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Crescent Dart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Dart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Crescent Dart
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.

Crescent Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, and Portugal.

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.