Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Figleaf gourd

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Cucurbita
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Figleaf gourd
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.

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.