Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Virginia Cutgrass

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Leersia virginica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Virginia Cutgrass
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	Leersia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Leersia virginica

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Virginia Cutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Virginia Cutgrass
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.

Virginia Cutgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and United States.

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.