Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Elktoe

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Alasmidonta marginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Elktoe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Mormoopidae	Unionidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Alasmidonta
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Alasmidonta marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elktoe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Elktoe
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.

Elktoe

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.