Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Sphingomonas panni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Sphingomonas
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Sphingomonas panni

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Sphingomonas panni is a yellow-pigmented, Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first isolated from a nylon-degrading environment. It inhabits industrial and contaminated soil environments where synthetic polymers may be present. This bacterium degrades nylon oligomers and participates in the breakdown of synthetic organic compounds.