Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Linear-Leaved Panicgrass

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Dichanthelium linearifolium

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Linear-Leaved Panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Linear-Leaved Panicgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mormoopidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Dichanthelium
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Dichanthelium linearifolium

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Linear-Leaved Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Linear-Leaved Panicgrass
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.

Linear-Leaved Panicgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.