Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Olive Wax Cap

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mormoopidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Hygrophorus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Olive Wax 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.

Olive Wax 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.