Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs White-winged Widowbird

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Euplectes albonotatus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while White-winged Widowbird is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	White-winged Widowbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Euplectes
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Euplectes albonotatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and White-winged Widowbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

White-winged Widowbird

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	White-winged Widowbird
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.

White-winged Widowbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (United Arab Emirates) and Europe (6 countries).

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.