Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs spurred threadwort

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Cephaloziella
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	spurred threadwort
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.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.