Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs red beard moss

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	red beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

red beard moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	red beard 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.

red beard moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.