Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Siamese-ginger

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Alpinia galanga

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Siamese-ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Siamese-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Alpinia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Alpinia galanga

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Siamese-ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Siamese-ginger
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.

Siamese-ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.