Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Ash Dieback

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Hymenoscyphus fraxineus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ash Dieback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Helotiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ash Dieback
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.

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.