Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Root Rot

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Heterobasidion
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.