Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Molgula

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Molgula manhattensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Molgula
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Mormoopidae	Molgulidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Molgula
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Molgula manhattensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Molgula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Molgula
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.

Molgula

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, South Korea), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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.