Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Jackswitch

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Corchorus hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Jackswitch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Corchorus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Corchorus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jackswitch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Jackswitch
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.

Jackswitch

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.