Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Nodding Yucca

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Yucca cernua

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Nodding Yucca is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Nodding Yucca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Yucca
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Yucca cernua

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nodding Yucca

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Nodding Yucca
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.

Nodding Yucca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.