Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Ega Long-tongued Bat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Scleronycteris ega

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Ega Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ega Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mormoopidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Scleronycteris
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Scleronycteris ega

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Ega Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ega Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ega Long-tongued Bat
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.

Ega Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.