Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs False Turkey-Tail

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Stereum ostrea

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	False Turkey-Tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Stereum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Stereum ostrea

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	False Turkey-Tail
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 Turkey-Tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, and 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.