Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Forked Aster

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Mormoopidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Eurybia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

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.