Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Peruvian Recurvebill

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Syndactyla ucayalae

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Peruvian Recurvebill is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Peruvian Recurvebill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Mormoopidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Syndactyla
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Syndactyla ucayalae

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Peruvian Recurvebill share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Recurvebill

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Peruvian Recurvebill
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.

Peruvian Recurvebill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.