Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Taypau

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Homalium
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Taypau
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.

Taypau

Habitat

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

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.