Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Atlantic Cordgrass

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Sporobolus alterniflorus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Atlantic Cordgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Atlantic Cordgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mormoopidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Sporobolus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Sporobolus alterniflorus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Atlantic Cordgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Atlantic Cordgrass
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.

Atlantic Cordgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.

Atlantic Cordgrass

The Atlantic Cordgrass (Sporobolus alterniflorus) is a species in the genus Sporobolus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.