Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Moth Mullein

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Verbascum blattaria

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Moth Mullein is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Moth Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Verbascum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Verbascum blattaria

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moth Mullein

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Moth Mullein
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.

Moth Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.