Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Sandy Mushroom

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Agaricus devoniensis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Sandy Mushroom is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Sandy Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mormoopidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Pteronotus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Agaricus devoniensis

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Mushroom

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Sandy Mushroom
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.

Sandy Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.