Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Scarce Bent-wing

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Leucoptera orobi

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Scarce Bent-wing is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Scarce Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Leucoptera
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Leucoptera orobi

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Scarce Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Bent-wing

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Scarce Bent-wing
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.

Scarce Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.