Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Dwarf Laurel

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Kalmia angustifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dwarf Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Kalmia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Kalmia angustifolia

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Laurel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dwarf Laurel
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.

Dwarf Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.