Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs central peat moss

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Sphagnum centrale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	central peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Sphagnum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Sphagnum centrale

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

central peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	central peat moss
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.

central peat moss

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.

central peat moss

The Central Peat Moss (Sphagnum centrale) is a species in the genus Sphagnum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.