Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Mexican Flameknee

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Brachypelma auratum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Mexican Flameknee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Mormoopidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Brachypelma
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Brachypelma auratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Mexican Flameknee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mexican Flameknee
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.

Mexican Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.