Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Black Stem Rust

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Puccinia graminis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Black Stem Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Black Stem Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Puccinia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Puccinia graminis

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black Stem Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Black Stem Rust
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 Stem Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Peru).

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 Stem Rust

The Black Stem Rust (Puccinia graminis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.