Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Candelabra Duster

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Athelia arachnoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Candelabra Duster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Atheliales (Atheliales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Atheliaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Athelia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Athelia arachnoidea

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Candelabra Duster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Candelabra Duster
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.

Candelabra Duster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Candelabra Duster

The Candelabra Duster (Athelia arachnoidea) is a species in the genus Athelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.