Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs field cudweed

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	field cudweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Mormoopidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Filago
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	field cudweed
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.

field cudweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.