Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Pink Discus

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Aleurodiscus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.