Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Crested Oval Sedge

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mormoopidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Carex
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Crested Oval Sedge
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.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.