Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Merops hirundineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Mormoopidae	Meropidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Merops
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Merops hirundineus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Swallow-tailed Bee-eater share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
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.

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.