Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs greater broomrape

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Orobanche
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	greater broomrape
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.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.