Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Florida wax scale

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

• Allen’s Common Mustached Bat is Least Concern while Florida wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Florida wax scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Coccidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ceroplastes
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ceroplastes floridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Florida wax scale
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.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 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.