Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Eastern Juniper

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Juniperus virginiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Eastern Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Mormoopidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Juniperus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Juniperus virginiana

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Juniper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Eastern Juniper
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 Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.