Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Flat grain beetle

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Cryptolestes pusillus

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Flat grain beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Flat grain beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Mormoopidae	Laemophloeidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Cryptolestes
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Cryptolestes pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flat grain beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Flat grain beetle
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.

Flat grain beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

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.