Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Mealy Webcap

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Mealy Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mealy Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mormoopidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Cortinarius
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Mealy Webcap
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.

Mealy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.