Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs dwarf milkweed

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Asclepias ovalifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	dwarf milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Asclepias
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Asclepias ovalifolia

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

dwarf milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	dwarf milkweed
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 milkweed

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.