Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Confusing Fold Truffle

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Hydnotrya confusa

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Confusing Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Hydnotrya
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Hydnotrya confusa

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Confusing Fold Truffle
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.

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.