Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs intermediate polypody

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Polypodium
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	intermediate polypody
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.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.