Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteronotus	Acerodon
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Acerodon jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Golden-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.