Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Cornish Path-moss

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ditrichum cornubicum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Cornish Path-moss is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cornish Path-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ditrichaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ditrichum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ditrichum cornubicum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cornish Path-moss

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cornish Path-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.

Cornish Path-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.