Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Forest Lamb

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Albatrellus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Forest Lamb
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.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.