Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Orange Tooth

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Hydnellum
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Orange Tooth
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.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.