Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Love Apple

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Paris
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Love Apple
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.

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. 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.