Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Light Red Meranti

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Shorea
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.