Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Brook Alder

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Alnus maritima

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Brook Alder is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Brook Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Fagales (Buchenartige)
Family	Mormoopidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Alnus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Alnus maritima

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Brook Alder

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Brook Alder
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.

Brook Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Brook Alder

The Brook Alder (Alnus maritima) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.