Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Nyl grass

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Acroceras macrum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Nyl grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Nyl grass
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	Acroceras
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Acroceras macrum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nyl grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Nyl grass
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.

Nyl grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Taiwan.

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.