Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Obscure Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Mormoopidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Cotoneaster
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Obscure Cotoneaster
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.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.