Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Ganoderma Butt Rot

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ganoderma zonatum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Ganoderma Butt Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ganoderma
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ganoderma zonatum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ganoderma Butt Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Ganoderma Butt Rot
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.

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Norway.

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.