Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Diatom

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Thalassiosira baltica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Diatom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Thalassiosiraceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Thalassiosira
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Thalassiosira baltica

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Diatom
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.

Diatom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.