Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Rose Rust

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Phragmidium mucronatum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Rose Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Phragmidium
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Phragmidium mucronatum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Rose Rust
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.

Rose Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.