Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Merten's rush

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Juncus mertensianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Merten's rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mormoopidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Juncus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Juncus mertensianus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Merten's rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Merten's rush
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.

Merten's rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.