Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Veined Shield

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Pluteus thomsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Veined Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Pluteus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Pluteus thomsonii

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Veined Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Veined Shield
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.

Veined Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) 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.