Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs soft needleleaf

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Polycnemum arvense

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while soft needleleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	soft needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Polycnemum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Polycnemum arvense

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

soft needleleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	soft needleleaf
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.

soft needleleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.