Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs False Puffball

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Mormoopidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Reticularia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.