Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Slender oat

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Avena barbata

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Slender oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Slender oat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Mormoopidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteronotus	Avena
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Avena barbata

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Slender oat
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.

Slender oat

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.