Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Duck Flea

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.