Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Slender Stonewort

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Nitella gracilis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Slender Stonewort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Slender 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	Nitella
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Nitella gracilis

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Slender 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.

Slender Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.