Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Dwarf Spikemoss

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Selaginella rupestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dwarf Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Selaginella
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Selaginella rupestris

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dwarf Spikemoss
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.

Dwarf Spikemoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.