Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Salix myrtilloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Myrtle-Leaved Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Salix
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Salix myrtilloides

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Myrtle-Leaved Willow
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.

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.