Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Goose Barnacle

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lepas anserifera

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Goose Barnacle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Goose Barnacle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pedunculata (Pedunculata)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lepadidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Lepas
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lepas anserifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Goose Barnacle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Goose Barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Goose Barnacle
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.

Goose Barnacle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.