Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs purple-bordered gold

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Idaea muricata

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while purple-bordered gold is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	purple-bordered 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	Geometridae
Genus	Pteronotus	Idaea
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Idaea muricata

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and purple-bordered gold share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

purple-bordered gold

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	purple-bordered 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.

purple-bordered gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.