Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs North American Hoary Bat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	North American Hoary Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mormoopidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Aeorestes
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Aeorestes cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and North American Hoary Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	North American Hoary Bat
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.

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

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.