Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Plain Xenops

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Xenops genibarbis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Plain Xenops
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	Xenops
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Xenops genibarbis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plain Xenops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Plain Xenops
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 Xenops

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.