Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Limestone Violet

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Violaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Viola
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

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.