Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Daldinia
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.