Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Cotoneaster Webworm

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Athrips rancidella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cotoneaster Webworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Athrips
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Athrips rancidella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cotoneaster Webworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cotoneaster Webworm
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.

Cotoneaster Webworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, 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.