Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs East African little collared fruit bat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteronotus	Myonycteris
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (yarasa)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	East African little collared fruit bat
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.

East African little collared fruit bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.