Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Forest Croton

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Croton sylvaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Forest Croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Croton
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Croton sylvaticus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Forest Croton
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.

Forest Croton

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.