Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Foxtail Smut

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Urocystis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.