Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Cudbear

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cudbear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ochrolechia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cudbear
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.

Cudbear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.