Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Great Crestwort

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Lophocolea
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Great Crestwort
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.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.