Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Lesser Yoke-Moss

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Zygodon conoideus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Lesser Yoke-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Orthotrichales (Orthotrichales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Orthotrichaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Zygodon
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Zygodon conoideus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Yoke-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Lesser Yoke-Moss
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.

Lesser Yoke-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.