Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Eastern Forktail

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ischnura verticalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Eastern Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Mormoopidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ischnura
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ischnura verticalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Eastern Forktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Eastern Forktail
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.

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.