Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs saffron

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Crocus sativus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while saffron is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Crocus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Crocus sativus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

saffron

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	saffron
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.

saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey) and Europe (9 countries).

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.