Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Zorro Volador de Madagascar

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Zorro Volador de Madagascar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Zorro Volador de Madagascar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteronotus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Pteropus rufus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Zorro Volador de Madagascar share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Zorro Volador de Madagascar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Zorro Volador de Madagascar
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.

Zorro Volador de Madagascar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.