Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Dusky-brown Wave

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Scopula tessellaria

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Dusky-brown Wave is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dusky-brown Wave
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mormoopidae	Geometridae
Genus	Pteronotus	Scopula
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Scopula tessellaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky-brown Wave

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Dusky-brown Wave
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.

Dusky-brown Wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.