Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Black-bearded Flying Fox

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Pteropus melanopogon

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Black-bearded Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteronotus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Pteropus melanopogon

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Black-bearded Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Kelelawar)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Black-bearded Flying Fox
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.

Black-bearded Flying Fox

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.

Black-bearded Flying Fox

The Black-bearded Flying Fox (Pteropus melanopogon) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.