Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs dense flat sedge

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cyperus congestus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	dense flat 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	Cyperus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cyperus congestus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

dense flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	dense flat 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.

dense flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.