Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Duck

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Aristolochia littoralis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Duck
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Aristolochiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Aristolochia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Aristolochia littoralis

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Duck

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Duck
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.

Duck

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (8 countries).

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.