Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Shining Drongo

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Dicrurus atripennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Shining Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Mormoopidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Pteronotus	Dicrurus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Dicrurus atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Shining Drongo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shining Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Shining Drongo
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.

Shining Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.