Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Drumheads

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Polygala cruciata

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Drumheads is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Drumheads

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Drumheads
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.

Drumheads

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.