Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs West Indies cherry

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	West Indies cherry
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	West Indies cherry
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.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.