Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Botrychium
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.