Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Cut-Leaf Teasel

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Dipsacus laciniatus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Cut-Leaf Teasel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cut-Leaf Teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Dipsacus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Dipsacus laciniatus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cut-Leaf Teasel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cut-Leaf Teasel
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.

Cut-Leaf Teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.