Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs jalap

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ipomoea purga

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while jalap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	jalap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ipomoea
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ipomoea purga

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

jalap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	jalap
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.

jalap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, and Taiwan.

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.