Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Buteo lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Mormoopidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Pteronotus	Buteo
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Buteo lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk
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.

Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.