Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Flea

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Flea
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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.