Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Small Persimmon

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Diospyros
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Small Persimmon
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.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.