Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs scimitar-bean

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	scimitar-bean
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	Canavalia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	scimitar-bean
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.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.