Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Willow Shield

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Pluteus salicinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Willow 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 salicinus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Willow Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Willow 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.

Willow Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.