Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs tormentil

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Mormoopidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Potentilla
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	tormentil
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.

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.