Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Pixie Foam

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Stereocaulon pileatum

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Pixie Foam is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Pixie Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Stereocaulon
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Stereocaulon pileatum

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pixie Foam

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Pixie Foam
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.

Pixie Foam

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically 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.