Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Meadow Phlox

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Phlox maculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Meadow Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Phlox
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Phlox maculata

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Meadow Phlox
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.

Meadow Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.