Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Fatmucket

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Fatmucket
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	Lampsilis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.