Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Beetle

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Carpophilus nepos

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Mormoopidae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Carpophilus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Carpophilus nepos

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Beetle
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.

Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (20 countries), and North America (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.

Beetle

The Beetle (Carpophilus nepos) is a species in the genus Carpophilus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Carpophilus nepos.