Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Yellow Nut Truffle

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Hymenogaster luteus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Yellow Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mormoopidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Hymenogaster
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Hymenogaster luteus

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Yellow Nut 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.

Yellow Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

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.