Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs cushion phlox

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Phlox caespitosa

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while cushion phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	cushion phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Phlox
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Phlox caespitosa

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

cushion phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	cushion phlox
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.

cushion phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.