Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs McGregor Pincushion

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Leucospermum harpagonatum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while McGregor Pincushion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	McGregor Pincushion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Leucospermum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Leucospermum harpagonatum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

McGregor Pincushion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	McGregor Pincushion
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.

McGregor Pincushion

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.