Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs face fly

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Musca autumnalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	face fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Muscidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Musca
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Musca autumnalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

face fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	face fly
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.

face fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.