Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Rough Stonewort

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Chara aspera

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Rough Stonewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Rough Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Characeae
Genus	Pteronotus	Chara
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Chara aspera

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rough Stonewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Rough Stonewort
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.

Rough Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.