Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Stinking Truffle

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Tuber
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.