Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Confusing Bumble Bee

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Bombus perplexus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Confusing Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Mormoopidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Pteronotus	Bombus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Bombus perplexus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Confusing Bumble Bee
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.

Confusing Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.