Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs River Pocket-moss

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Fissidens rivularis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while River Pocket-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	River Pocket-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Fissidens
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Fissidens rivularis

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

River Pocket-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	River Pocket-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.

River Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.