Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Harmless Serotine

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Harmless Serotine
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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Eptesicus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. 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.