Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Zipperback

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Chrysotoxum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Zipperback share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.