Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Grey Milk-Cap

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lactarius vietus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Grey Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Lactarius
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lactarius vietus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Grey Milk-Cap
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.

Grey Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.