Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Margay

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Mormoopidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Pteronotus	Leopardus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Margay share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia