Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Arrow-Grass

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Triglochin maritima

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Arrow-Grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Arrow-Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Juncaginaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Triglochin
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Triglochin maritima

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Arrow-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Arrow-Grass
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.

Arrow-Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). 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.

Arrow-Grass

The Arrow-Grass, Triglochin maritima, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.