Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Firedot Lichen

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Athallia holocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Firedot Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Athallia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Athallia holocarpa

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Firedot Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Firedot Lichen
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.

Firedot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.