Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs False Dragonhead

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Physostegia virginiana

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while False Dragonhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	False Dragonhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Physostegia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Physostegia virginiana

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	False Dragonhead
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.

False Dragonhead

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.