Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cryptomonas minor

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cryptophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cryptomonadales (Cryptomonadales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Cryptomonadaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Cryptomonas
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cryptomonas minor

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Cryptomonas minor is a small freshwater cryptomonad alga with a compressed, bean-shaped cell body containing phycobilin-bearing plastids, found in lakes, ponds, and slow-moving water bodies. It uses two flagella of unequal length for locomotion and is capable of photosynthesis. Cryptomonas species are important members of freshwater phytoplankton communities and serve as prey for zooplankton.