Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Least Puffball

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Bovista limosa

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Least Puffball is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Least Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mormoopidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Bovista
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Bovista limosa

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Least Puffball
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.

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.