Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Thicket Bean

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mormoopidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Phaseolus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

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.