Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs flea sedge

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Carex pulicaris

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while flea sedge is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	flea 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	Carex
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Carex pulicaris

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

flea sedge

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	flea 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.

flea sedge

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.