Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Crescent Map Lichen

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Crescent Map Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Rhizocarpon
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Crescent Map 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.

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, 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.