Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs flax dodder

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Cuscuta
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	flax dodder
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.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.