Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Fire ant

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Mormoopidae	Formicidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Solenopsis
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Fire ant
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.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.