Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Grey Catchfly

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Grey Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Silene
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Grey Catchfly
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.

Grey Catchfly

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.