Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Japanese Noctule

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mormoopidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Nyctalus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Nyctalus furvus

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Japanese Noctule share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Japanese Noctule
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.

Japanese Noctule

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.