Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Plain Chachalaca

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ortalis vetula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Plain Chachalaca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Cracidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ortalis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ortalis vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain Chachalaca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Plain Chachalaca
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.

Plain Chachalaca

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.