Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Big Ears

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Otidea apophysata

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Big Ears is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Big Ears
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Otidea
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Otidea apophysata

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Big Ears

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Big Ears
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.

Big Ears

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.

Big Ears

The Big Ears (Otidea apophysata) is a species in the genus Otidea. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.