Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Mérida Nightshade

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Solanum ripense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mérida Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Solanum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Solanum ripense

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mérida Nightshade
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.

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.