Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Smooth mesquite

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Prosopis laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Smooth mesquite
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	Prosopis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Prosopis laevigata

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth mesquite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Smooth mesquite
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.

Smooth mesquite

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.