Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs False Truffle

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Elaphomyces granulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Elaphomyces
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Elaphomyces granulatus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	False Truffle
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 Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.