Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Veatch's dodder

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Cuscuta
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

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.