Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Pfeilwurz

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Maranta arundinacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Pfeilwurz
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)
Family	Mormoopidae	Marantaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Maranta
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Maranta arundinacea

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pfeilwurz

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Pfeilwurz
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.

Pfeilwurz

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Pfeilwurz

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia