Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Mexican Hermit

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Phaethornis mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mexican Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Phaethornis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Phaethornis mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Mexican Hermit share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mexican Hermit
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 Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.