Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs False Slender-footed Robberfly

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Leptarthrus vitripennis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	False Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Asilidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Leptarthrus
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Leptarthrus vitripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and False Slender-footed Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	False Slender-footed Robberfly
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.

False Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.