Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Eastern Whip-poor-will

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Antrostomus vociferus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Eastern Whip-poor-will is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Eastern Whip-poor-will
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Antrostomus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Antrostomus vociferus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Eastern Whip-poor-will share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Whip-poor-will

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Eastern Whip-poor-will
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 Whip-poor-will

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.