Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Grey Mould

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Botrytis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Grey Mould
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 Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.