Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Board Lichen

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Trapeliopsis flexuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Board Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Trapeliopsis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Trapeliopsis flexuosa

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Board Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Board 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.

Board Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.

Board Lichen

The Board Lichen (Trapeliopsis flexuosa) is a species in the genus Trapeliopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.