Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Teff

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Eragrostis tef

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Teff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mormoopidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Eragrostis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Eragrostis tef

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Teff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Teff
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.

Teff

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.