Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Square-spot Bell

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Notocelia tetragonana

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Square-spot Bell is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Square-spot Bell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Notocelia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Notocelia tetragonana

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Square-spot Bell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Square-spot Bell

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Square-spot Bell
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.

Square-spot Bell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.