Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Oak Crust

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Peniophora quercina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Oak Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Peniophora
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Peniophora quercina

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Oak Crust
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.

Oak Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.