Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Curry Milkcap

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lactarius camphoratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Curry Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Lactarius
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lactarius camphoratus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Curry Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Curry Milkcap
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.

Curry Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.