Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Plain Gold

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Micropterix calthella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Plain Gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Micropterigidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Micropterix
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Plain Gold share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Plain Gold
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 Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.