Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Plitt'S Rock Shield

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Xanthoparmelia plittii

Key Differences

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Plitt'S Rock Shield is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Plitt'S Rock Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Xanthoparmelia plittii

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Plitt'S Rock Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Plitt'S Rock Shield
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.

Plitt'S Rock Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.