Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Sand Lucerne

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Medicago varia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Sand Lucerne
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mormoopidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Medicago
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Medicago varia

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sand Lucerne

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Sand Lucerne
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.

Sand Lucerne

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (19 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.