Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Sargasso Weed

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Sargassum natans

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Sargasso Weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Sargasso Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Sargassum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Sargassum natans

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sargasso Weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Sargasso Weed
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.

Sargasso Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sao Tome and Principe.

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.