Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Black Lichen

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lichina pygmaea

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Black Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Black Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lichinomycetes (Lichinomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lichinales (Lichinales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lichinaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Lichina
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lichina pygmaea

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Black Lichen
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 Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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 Lichen

The Black Lichen (Lichina pygmaea) is a species in the genus Lichina. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.