Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Crazed Cap

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Crazed Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mormoopidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Dermoloma
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Crazed Cap
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.

Crazed Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.