Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Bark louse

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Elipsocus pumilis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Bark louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Bark louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Mormoopidae	Elipsocidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Elipsocus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Elipsocus pumilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Bark louse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bark louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Bark louse
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.

Bark louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Bark louse

The Bark louse (Elipsocus pumilis) is a species in the genus Elipsocus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.