Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Saffron Milk-Cap

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Lactarius deliciosus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Saffron Milk-Cap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Saffron Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Lactarius
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Lactarius deliciosus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Saffron Milk-Cap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Saffron Milk-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.

Saffron Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.