Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Shiny Spiderhead

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Serruria candicans

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Shiny Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Shiny Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Serruria
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Serruria candicans

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Shiny Spiderhead
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.

Shiny Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.