Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Cutworm

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Spodoptera litura

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cutworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Cutworm
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.

Cutworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (8 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.