Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Pitpat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Pittosporum patulum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Pitpat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Pittosporum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Pittosporum patulum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pitpat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Pitpat
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.

Pitpat

Habitat

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

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.