Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Dune Cup

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Peziza
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dune Cup
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.

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.