Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Sparaxis

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Sparaxis grandiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Sparaxis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Sparaxis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Sparaxis grandiflora

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sparaxis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Sparaxis
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.

Sparaxis

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, and 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.