Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Mottled Purple

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Eriocrania sparrmannella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mottled Purple
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Eriocraniidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Eriocrania
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Eriocrania sparrmannella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Purple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mottled Purple
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.

Mottled Purple

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.