Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Highveld Golden Mole

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Mormoopidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Pteronotus	Amblysomus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Highveld Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Highveld Golden Mole
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.

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.