Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Feathertop

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cenchrus longisetus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Feathertop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mormoopidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Cenchrus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cenchrus longisetus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Feathertop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Feathertop
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.

Feathertop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.