Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Veiny geranium

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Geranium versicolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Veiny geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Geranium
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Geranium versicolor

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Veiny geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Veiny geranium
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.

Veiny geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).

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.