Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Elm Leech

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Hypsizygus ulmarius

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Elm Leech is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Elm Leech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Hypsizygus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Hypsizygus ulmarius

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Elm Leech
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.

Elm Leech

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically 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.