Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs small notchwort

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Lophozia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	small notchwort
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.

small notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.