Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Field Earthstar

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Geastrum campestre

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Field Earthstar is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Field Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Geastrum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Geastrum campestre

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Field Earthstar

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Field Earthstar
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.

Field Earthstar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.